000 FZPN28 KNHC 110944 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 244 AM PDT Thu Apr 11 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. PMZ101-112145- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 244 AM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Winds will increase fresh to strong across the Gulf of Panama tonight through early next week. Winds could reach near gale force Fri night into Sat with seas building to near 11 ft. Fresh to strong winds will pulse in the Gulf of Panama Fri night and Sat night with seas building to 7 ft. Meanwhile, seas generated in the Gulf of Tehuantepec will propagate across the outer SW offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador Fri through Sat. Abundant moisture drawn in by a very moist and unstable southerly wind flow is prevalent across the offshore waters of Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will persist over these waters through at least today. $$ PMZ111-112145- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 244 AM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Period 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ113-112145- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 244 AM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-112145- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 244 AM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ117-112145- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 244 AM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-112145- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 244 AM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-112145- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 244 AM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-112145- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 244 AM PDT Thu Apr 11 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster AKR