848 FZPN28 KNHC 051532 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 732 AM PST Thu Mar 5 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. PMZ101-060345- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 732 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Strong high pressure centered over the Caribbean will lead to fresh to strong winds in and near the gulfs of Papagayo and Panama into early next week. Winds will likely be near gale force in the Papagayo region early Sun through late Mon. $$ PMZ111-060345- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 732 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2020 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft late. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ113-060345- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 732 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2020 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...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. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 14 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 8 to 12 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...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 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Period 19 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 19 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 11 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ115-060345- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 732 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2020 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ117-060345- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 732 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2020 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ119-060345- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 732 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2020 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 6 to 8 ft Elsewhere. Period 18 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 6 to 9 ft Elsewhere. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 6 to 9 ft Elsewhere. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-060345- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 732 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2020 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-060345- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 732 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2020 .TODAY...Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere, and 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere, and 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere, and 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft Elsewhere, and 4 to 6 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON...Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster KONARIK