188 FZPN28 KNHC 272242 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 242 PM PST Fri Dec 27 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. PMZ101-281045- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 242 PM PST Fri Dec 27 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to occasionally strong winds are expected across the Gulf of Papagayo through the middle of the upcoming week. Otherwise, light to gentle variable winds will dominate elsewhere across the offshore waters of Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador through Sun. Gentle to moderate S to SW winds are expected afterwards through Wednesday. $$ PMZ111-281045- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 242 PM PST Fri Dec 27 2019 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 22 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ113-281045- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 242 PM PST Fri Dec 27 2019 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 21 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. .WED...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 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ115-281045- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 242 PM PST Fri Dec 27 2019 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ117-281045- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 242 PM PST Fri Dec 27 2019 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-281045- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 242 PM PST Fri Dec 27 2019 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-281045- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 242 PM PST Fri Dec 27 2019 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-281045- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 242 PM PST Fri Dec 27 2019 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 23 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 21 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos