151 FZPN28 KNHC 010831 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 131 AM PDT Wed Apr 1 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. PMZ101-012045- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 131 AM PDT Wed Apr 1 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Weak surface ridging over W Caribbean should produce moderate to locally fresh NE-E winds across the Papagayo region during the overnight and early morning hours. On Sun, the W Caribbean ridge is anticipated to rebuild and force again fresh to strong NE to E gap winds in the Gulf of Papagayo region. Peak seas there on Sun may reach up to 8 ft. Long period SW swell should reach the waters between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands on Sun with seas up to 7 or 8 ft. $$ PMZ111-012045- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 131 AM PDT Wed Apr 1 2020 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ113-012045- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 131 AM PDT Wed Apr 1 2020 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE late. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ115-012045- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 131 AM PDT Wed Apr 1 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, SE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Isolated tstms. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ117-012045- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 131 AM PDT Wed Apr 1 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI 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 17 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT 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 16 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-012045- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 131 AM PDT Wed Apr 1 2020 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-012045- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 131 AM PDT Wed Apr 1 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 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 19 seconds. $$ PMZ123-012045- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 131 AM PDT Wed Apr 1 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere, and 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere, and 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere, and 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft Elsewhere, and 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster GR