638 FZPN28 KNHC 071647 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 947 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 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. PMZ101-080500- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 947 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2020 .SYNOPSIS...The pressure gradient between high pressure north of the area and a surface trough over the equatorial waters will support fresh to strong northeast to east gap winds across the Gulf of Papagayo region through Thu, mainly during the overnight hours. Moderate long-period SW swell near the equator will subside some on Thu. $$ PMZ111-080500- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 947 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2020 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-080500- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 947 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2020 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...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. .WED...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 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE to S winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-080500- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 947 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-080500- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 947 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2020 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, SE to S winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-080500- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 947 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-080500- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 947 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-080500- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 947 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre