345 FZPN28 KNHC 142221 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 321 PM PDT Tue May 14 2019 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. PMZ101-151030- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 321 PM PDT Tue May 14 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A weak pressure pattern will maintain generally tranquil wind conditions across the region through the forecast period. No significant gap wind events are anticipated over the Gulf of Papagayo or Gulf of Panama for at least the next several days. Large cross-equatorial southwest swell affecting the forecast waters will continue to slowly subside through Thu night. Yet another round of long-period southwest swell will build waveheights west of Ecuador beginning on Fri. $$ PMZ111-151030- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 321 PM PDT Tue May 14 2019 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-151030- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 321 PM PDT Tue May 14 2019 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-151030- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 321 PM PDT Tue May 14 2019 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, SW to W winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-151030- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 321 PM PDT Tue May 14 2019 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-151030- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 321 PM PDT Tue May 14 2019 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt until early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-151030- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 321 PM PDT Tue May 14 2019 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-151030- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 321 PM PDT Tue May 14 2019 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre