000 FZPN28 KNHC 162126 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 226 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 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. PMZ101-170930- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 226 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Easterly gap winds across the Papagayo region will diminish to moderate to locally fresh tonight through Wed, then diminish to moderate on Thu. Moderate N to NE winds over the Gulf of Panama will become moderate to fresh again tonight. Elsewhere, moderate winds and seas will persist through late Wed. Winds will diminish further Thu through Sat as a weak pressure gradient develops across the local region and the western Caribbean. Another pulse of moderate SW swell late Thu through Sat will maintain seas in the 4 to 6 ft range, except higher near the Galapagos Islands. $$ PMZ111-170930- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 226 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-170930- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 226 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-170930- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 226 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-170930- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 226 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-170930- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 226 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-170930- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 226 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-170930- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 226 PM PDT Tue Apr 16 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling