000 FZPN28 KNHC 140929 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 229 AM PDT Sun Apr 14 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. PMZ101-142130- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 229 AM PDT Sun Apr 14 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong gap winds continue to pulse across the Gulf of Papagayo and the coast of Nicaragua, as well as the Gulf of Panama, between high pressure north of the area and relatively lower pressure farther south into the tropics. A plume of rough seas from the Papagayo area will impact the far offshore waters of El Salvador and Guatemala through Mon. These pulses and their associated rough seas will end over the Gulf of Panama by early Mon and then in the Gulf of Papagayo region Mon night. Looking ahead, marine conditions approve across the region by mid week as the ridge weakens farther north. $$ PMZ111-142130- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 229 AM PDT Sun Apr 14 2024 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Period 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-142130- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 229 AM PDT Sun Apr 14 2024 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-142130- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 229 AM PDT Sun Apr 14 2024 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-142130- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 229 AM PDT Sun Apr 14 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-142130- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 229 AM PDT Sun Apr 14 2024 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Isolated tstms through the night. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-142130- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 229 AM PDT Sun Apr 14 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ123-142130- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 229 AM PDT Sun Apr 14 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen