576 FZPN28 KNHC 090935 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 135 AM PST Sun Feb 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. PMZ101-092145- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 135 AM PST Sun Feb 9 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Strong trade winds across the SW Caribbean will continue to support a strong to near gale force gap wind event across the Gulf of Papagayo. A large area of NE to E winds in the 20 to 30 kt range is forecast to extend SW and downwind of the Papagayo region to beyond 92W or 93W today and Mon. This will also affect the offshore forecast waters of Guatemala and El Salvador. Fresh to occasionally strong winds will pulse in the Gulf of Panama region through Mon night. $$ PMZ111-092145- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 135 AM PST Sun Feb 9 2020 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-092145- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 135 AM PST Sun Feb 9 2020 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 17 seconds. .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 11 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 16 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...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE 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 17 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 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 16 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-092145- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 135 AM PST Sun Feb 9 2020 .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-092145- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 135 AM PST Sun Feb 9 2020 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. Isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-092145- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 135 AM PST Sun Feb 9 2020 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-092145- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 135 AM PST Sun Feb 9 2020 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-092145- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 135 AM PST Sun Feb 9 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere, and 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere, and 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere, and 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere, and 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 20 seconds. .THU...Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster GR