494 FZPN28 KNHC 100323 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 723 PM PST Thu Jan 9 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. PMZ101-101530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 723 PM PST Thu Jan 9 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A strong N to S pressure gradient across Central America will continue to support strong to near gale force NE to E winds across and downstream of the Gulf of Papagayo through Tue with seas of 8 to 10 ft. Seas generated by the gap wind events in Tehuantepec and Papagayo will continue to impact the waters off Guatemala and El Salvador through Fri. Strong trade winds across the SW Caribbean Sea will support fresh to strong northerly winds across the Gulf of Panama and downwind to near 5N, including the adjacent waters to Azuero Peninsula, through Fri morning. $$ PMZ111-101530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 723 PM PST Thu Jan 9 2020 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ113-101530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 723 PM PST Thu Jan 9 2020 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and 7 to 11 ft Elsewhere. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ115-101530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 723 PM PST Thu Jan 9 2020 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ117-101530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 723 PM PST Thu Jan 9 2020 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-101530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 723 PM PST Thu Jan 9 2020 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-101530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 723 PM PST Thu Jan 9 2020 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ123-101530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 723 PM PST Thu Jan 9 2020 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster GR