195 FZPN28 KNHC 230239 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 739 PM 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. PMZ101-231445- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 739 PM PDT Wed May 22 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A low pressure system located very near the west coast of Nicaragua is producing an area of showers and thunderstorms. This system is expected to continue to meander near the coast of Central America during the next few days, and gradual development is possible during that time if the disturbance remains offshore. Even if development does not occur, locally heavy rains are likely over portions of Central America during the next few days. These rains could cause flash flooding and mudslides in areas of mountainous terrain. Elsewhere, seas near the Galapagos Islands will build to 8 ft in SW swell by Fri. $$ PMZ111-231445- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 739 PM PDT Wed May 22 2019 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ113-231445- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 739 PM PDT Wed May 22 2019 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt until late afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, 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...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the late evening and overnight. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NW to N 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NW to N 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ115-231445- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 739 PM PDT Wed May 22 2019 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW to N winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ117-231445- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 739 PM PDT Wed May 22 2019 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...S to 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. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-231445- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 739 PM PDT Wed May 22 2019 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-231445- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 739 PM PDT Wed May 22 2019 .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 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ123-231445- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 739 PM PDT Wed May 22 2019 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Reinhart