404 FZPN28 KNHC 111602 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 902 AM PDT Mon May 11 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. PMZ101-120415- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 902 AM PDT Mon May 11 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Haze and areas of smoke from agricultural fires in Central America may reduce visibilities near the coast from Costa Rica to Guatemala. Light to moderate winds will continue to prevail across the offshore waters, except moderate to fresh offshore winds in the Papagayo region during the next few late nights/early mornings. A new set of long period SW swell will reach the waters offshore of Ecuador Thu night into early Fri with building seas through Fri night. $$ PMZ111-120415- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 902 AM PDT Mon May 11 2020 .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE to E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Haze. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Haze and areas of smoke. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. Vsby 3 NM. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ113-120415- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 902 AM PDT Mon May 11 2020 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Haze. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Haze. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ115-120415- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 902 AM PDT Mon May 11 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ117-120415- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 902 AM PDT Mon May 11 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 22 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ119-120415- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 902 AM PDT Mon May 11 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ121-120415- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 902 AM PDT Mon May 11 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ123-120415- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 902 AM PDT Mon May 11 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 21 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 19 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky