898 FZPN28 KNHC 031603 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 803 AM PST Fri Jan 3 2020 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. PMZ101-040415- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 803 AM PST Fri Jan 3 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Long period NW swell will move SE across offshore through Sat night. Fresh to strong winds gap winds will resume across the Gulf of Papagayo region Sat night, persisting through early next week. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate S to SW flow will continue in the offshore waters of Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador through early next week, except for moderate to occasionally fresh northerly flow across the Gulf of Panama. $$ PMZ111-040415- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 803 AM PST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 22 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell, building to 8 to 12 ft in SW swell in the afternoon. Period 21 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 12 to 19 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-040415- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 803 AM PST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 22 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 21 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-040415- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 803 AM PST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 24 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 21 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-040415- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 803 AM PST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 26 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 25 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-040415- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 803 AM PST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 27 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 25 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 23 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 23 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-040415- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 803 AM PST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 23 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 22 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-040415- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 803 AM PST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 25 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 25 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 23 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling