953 FZPN28 KNHC 281538 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 738 AM PST Sat Dec 28 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. PMZ101-290345- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 738 AM PST Sat Dec 28 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to occasionally strong NE to E winds will persist over the Gulf of Papagayo through Wed. Gentle to moderate S to SW winds will prevail elsewhere across the offshore waters of Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador through Wed. $$ PMZ111-290345- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 738 AM PST Sat Dec 28 2019 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ113-290345- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 738 AM PST Sat Dec 28 2019 .TODAY...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 SE swell. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 19 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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. .MON NIGHT...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 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 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 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 19 seconds. .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. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ115-290345- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 738 AM PST Sat Dec 28 2019 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ117-290345- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 738 AM PST Sat Dec 28 2019 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 25 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-290345- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 738 AM PST Sat Dec 28 2019 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-290345- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 738 AM PST Sat Dec 28 2019 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 22 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW 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 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. 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 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-290345- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 738 AM PST Sat Dec 28 2019 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 22 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Reinhart