016 FZPN28 KNHC 310314 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 714 PM PST Mon Dec 30 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. PMZ101-311515- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 714 PM PST Mon Dec 30 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh NE to E winds will pulse over the Gulf of Papagayo region, increasing to fresh to strong Tue night. A stronger gap wind event is likely on Sat night as strong high pressure starts to shift from the Gulf of Mexico to the western Caribbean. Gentle to moderate SW flow is expected across the waters adjacent to Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador through Sat. $$ PMZ111-311515- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 714 PM PST Mon Dec 30 2019 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 23 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 23 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell, building to 8 to 12 ft late in the afternoon. Period 21 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ113-311515- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 714 PM PST Mon Dec 30 2019 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .TUE...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 S swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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 in SE to S swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 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 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 23 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 23 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell, building to 6 to 9 ft late. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ115-311515- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 714 PM PST Mon Dec 30 2019 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 24 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 23 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 23 seconds. $$ PMZ117-311515- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 714 PM PST Mon Dec 30 2019 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 27 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 25 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 23 seconds. $$ PMZ119-311515- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 714 PM PST Mon Dec 30 2019 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 27 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 26 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 24 seconds. $$ PMZ121-311515- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 714 PM PST Mon Dec 30 2019 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 23 seconds. $$ PMZ123-311515- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 714 PM PST Mon Dec 30 2019 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 25 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 25 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 23 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 22 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos