451 FZPN28 KNHC 201601 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 901 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 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. PMZ101-210415- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 901 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Strong high pressure over the northern Caribbean will maintain fresh to strong northeast to east winds over the Gulf of Papagayo region into early next week, with the strong winds expected at night and into the morning hours. Moderate to fresh northeast winds over and downstream of the Gulf of Panama, will continue into early next week. Expect gentle to moderate winds to remain elsewhere across the offshore waters through early next week. $$ PMZ111-210415- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 901 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2020 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 20 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-210415- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 901 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2020 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 20 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 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 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 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 in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON 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 15 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-210415- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 901 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2020 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ117-210415- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 901 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2020 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ119-210415- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 901 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2020 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ121-210415- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 901 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. 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 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 in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ123-210415- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 901 AM PDT Fri Mar 20 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt Elsewhere, and E 10 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 23 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre