712 FZPN28 KNHC 150931 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 231 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 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. PMZ101-152145- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 231 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to occasionally strong NE to E winds will briefly develop across the Gulf of Papagayo today. Freshening SW monsoon flow will build seas to 8 ft off the coast of Central America today through tonight. Numerous showers and thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy downpours along the coasts of Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua through Fri. Broad low pressure may form offshore of Central America this weekend, then shift westward early next week. $$ PMZ111-152145- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 231 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2019 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-152145- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 231 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2019 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-152145- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 231 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2019 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-152145- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 231 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2019 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Panama, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-152145- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 231 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2019 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-152145- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 231 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2019 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-152145- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 231 AM PDT Thu Aug 15 2019 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Reinhart