700 FZPN28 KNHC 021546 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 846 AM PDT Sat May 2 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. PMZ101-030400- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 846 AM PDT Sat May 2 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to occasionally strong gap winds will pulse in the Papagayo region into Mon, then diminish into the middle of next week. Dense smoke from agricultural fires in Central America will reduce visibility to 1 nm or less at times in the waters off Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. $$ PMZ111-030400- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 846 AM PDT Sat May 2 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Areas of smoke. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Areas of smoke. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Areas of smoke. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 13 seconds. Areas of smoke. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-030400- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 846 AM PDT Sat May 2 2020 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Areas of smoke. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Areas of smoke. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. Areas of smoke. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Areas of smoke. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-030400- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 846 AM PDT Sat May 2 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-030400- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 846 AM PDT Sat May 2 2020 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-030400- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 846 AM PDT Sat May 2 2020 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-030400- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 846 AM PDT Sat May 2 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S 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 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-030400- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 846 AM PDT Sat May 2 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen