003 FZPN28 KNHC 121528 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 828 AM PDT Tue May 12 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. PMZ101-130330- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 828 AM PDT Tue May 12 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Light to moderate winds will continue to prevail across the offshore forecast waters, except in the Gulf of Papagayo where moderate to fresh offshore winds are expected during the overnight and early morning hours through Wed. A new set of long period SW swell will reach the waters between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands by Thu night into early Fri, and the Pacific coast of Central America by late Fri. Seas will build to 8 ft SW of the Galapagos Islands Fri and Fri night, subsiding on Sat and Sat night. $$ PMZ111-130330- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 828 AM PDT Tue May 12 2020 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Haze. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Haze. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Haze. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ113-130330- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 828 AM PDT Tue May 12 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Haze. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Haze. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. Haze. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ115-130330- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 828 AM PDT Tue May 12 2020 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ117-130330- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 828 AM PDT Tue May 12 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 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. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-130330- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 828 AM PDT Tue May 12 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-130330- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 828 AM PDT Tue May 12 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 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 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW 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. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-130330- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 828 AM PDT Tue May 12 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 21 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky