940 FZPN28 KNHC 172226 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 326 PM PDT Tue Mar 17 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. PMZ101-181030- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 326 PM PDT Tue Mar 17 2020 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the northern Caribbean will maintain fresh to strong northeast to east gap winds over the Gulf of Papagayo region through the weekend. These winds are likely to reach near gale force late tonight. Fresh north winds will continue across the Gulf of Panama and downstream to 05N into Thu, with locally strong winds likely during the evenings. South to southwest swell will continue over these waters for the rest of the week. $$ PMZ111-181030- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 326 PM PDT Tue Mar 17 2020 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 22 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-181030- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 326 PM PDT Tue Mar 17 2020 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...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 in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU 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 22 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 8 ft. Period 21 seconds. .FRI 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 19 seconds. .SAT...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 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-181030- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 326 PM PDT Tue Mar 17 2020 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, E winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-181030- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 326 PM PDT Tue Mar 17 2020 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-181030- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 326 PM PDT Tue Mar 17 2020 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-181030- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 326 PM PDT Tue Mar 17 2020 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-181030- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 326 PM PDT Tue Mar 17 2020 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Elsewhere, and E 10 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos