165 FZPN28 KNHC 140956 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 156 AM PST Tue Jan 14 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. PMZ101-142200- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 156 AM PST Tue Jan 14 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge across the Caribbean and Central America will support strong to near gale force NE to E winds across and downstream of the Gulf of Papagayo region through at least Wed, briefly increasing to minimal gale force tonight into Tue morning. This pattern will also support strong northerly winds across the Gulf of Panama at night. Swell generated in strong gap wind areas from Tehuantepec to Papagayo will propagate into the Guatemala and El Salvador offshore waters over the next several days. $$ PMZ111-142200- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 156 AM PST Tue Jan 14 2020 .TODAY...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW and SE swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW and SE swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW and SE swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW and SE swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW and SE swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW and SE swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-142200- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 156 AM PST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...GALE WARNING EARLY... .TODAY...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt early diminishing to 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 30 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...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 17 seconds. .THU 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. .FRI...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 15 seconds. .FRI 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. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 18 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 7 to 10 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-142200- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 156 AM PST Tue Jan 14 2020 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to W late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-142200- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 156 AM PST Tue Jan 14 2020 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-142200- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 156 AM PST Tue Jan 14 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-142200- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 156 AM PST Tue Jan 14 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-142200- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 156 AM PST Tue Jan 14 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling