713 FZPN28 KNHC 120232 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 732 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 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. PMZ101-121445- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 732 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2020 .SYNOPSIS...The gradient between high pressure over Central America and lower pressure over the tropical eastern Pacific continues to result in fresh to locally strong NE winds over the Gulf of Papagayo. These winds will generally continue through the end of the week. No large swell is anticipated for the Central American and equatorial Pacific zones during the next several days. $$ PMZ111-121445- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 732 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2020 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-121445- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 732 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2020 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to E 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...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. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 21 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 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. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-121445- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 732 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2020 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-121445- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 732 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2020 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 21 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-121445- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 732 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2020 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, S winds 10 kt late. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-121445- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 732 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2020 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 21 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-121445- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 732 PM PDT Wed Mar 11 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere, and 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere, and 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 21 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft Elsewhere, and 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster ERA