374 FZPN28 KNHC 180958 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 258 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 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. PMZ101-182200- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 258 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A tight gradient between high pressure north of the Caribbean and lower pressure through the tropics will support fresh to strong gap winds across the Gulf of Papagayo region during overnight hours through mid week, and again Fri night and Sat. Elsewhere, fairly tranquil wind conditions will persist off Central America under a weak pressure pattern. Seas will generally be dominated by moderate cross-equatorial SW swell. $$ PMZ111-182200- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 258 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-182200- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 258 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2019 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-182200- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 258 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2019 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-182200- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 258 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2019 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-182200- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 258 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2019 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-182200- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 258 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2019 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-182200- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 258 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2019 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling