286 FZPN28 KNHC 221001 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 301 AM PDT Wed May 22 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. PMZ101-222215- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 301 AM PDT Wed May 22 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A weak pressure gradient across the region will support quiescent winds and seas through the end of the week. Abundant atmospheric moisture, along with conducive large scale lift, will contribute to the development of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms for the next few days over the Central American offshore zones. Tropical cyclone formation is unlikely during the next couple of days, but is possible by the weekend. $$ PMZ111-222215- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 301 AM PDT Wed May 22 2019 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-222215- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 301 AM PDT Wed May 22 2019 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-222215- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 301 AM PDT Wed May 22 2019 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming SW 10 kt late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, SW to W winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-222215- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 301 AM PDT Wed May 22 2019 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-222215- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 301 AM PDT Wed May 22 2019 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-222215- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 301 AM PDT Wed May 22 2019 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ123-222215- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 301 AM PDT Wed May 22 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos