636 FZPN28 KNHC 180220 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 720 PM PDT Fri May 17 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. PMZ101-181430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 720 PM PDT Fri May 17 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A weak pressure pattern will maintain gentle to moderate onshore winds across most of the region for the next several days. Large cross-equatorial SW swell off Ecuador will move into the outer offshore waters of Central America late Sun into mid week. $$ PMZ111-181430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 720 PM PDT Fri May 17 2019 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-181430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 720 PM PDT Fri May 17 2019 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the late evening and overnight. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E to SE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-181430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 720 PM PDT Fri May 17 2019 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-181430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 720 PM PDT Fri May 17 2019 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-181430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 720 PM PDT Fri May 17 2019 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt until early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-181430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 720 PM PDT Fri May 17 2019 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 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. .MON...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-181430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 720 PM PDT Fri May 17 2019 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen