000 FZPN28 KNHC 280947 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 247 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024 Offshore Waters Forecast for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. PMZ101-282200- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 247 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Convergent southwesterly winds along with abundant moisture will continue to support sporadic showers and thunderstorms near the Galapagos Islands and in the Costa Rica and Panama offshore waters through at least Fri. Winds and seas could be higher near thunderstorms. Otherwise, light to gentle winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail across the entire region through Thu night. Starting Fri, increasing gap winds and rising seas will occur in the Papagayo area, and Gulf of Panama as high pressure builds north of the area. Also on Fri, swell generated by gap winds at the Tehuantepec region will cause rough seas across the far southwestern offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador. $$ PMZ111-282200- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 247 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-282200- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 247 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, N winds 10 kt, becoming NE to E 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-282200- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 247 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-282200- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 247 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-282200- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 247 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-282200- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 247 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-282200- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 247 AM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers south of the islands. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Chan