348 FZPN28 KNHC 010856 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 156 AM PDT Wed May 1 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. PMZ101-012100- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 156 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A weaker than normal pressure pattern is expected to persist across the southwest Caribbean into the upcoming weekend, leading to gentle to moderate winds across the area Pacific waters. Moderate seas in S to SW swell will rise very slightly across the regional waters into Wed. Looking ahead, reinforcing S swell is expected across the region early Thu through Sat before subsiding Sat night through Sun. $$ PMZ111-012100- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 156 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-012100- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 156 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-012100- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 156 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ117-012100- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 156 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-012100- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 156 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-012100- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 156 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-012100- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 156 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling