231 FZPN28 KNHC 170323 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 823 PM PDT Sat May 16 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. PMZ101-171530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 823 PM PDT Sat May 16 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Gentle to moderate winds will persist through much of next week. A more active monsoon trough will lead to increasing showers and thunderstorms offshore southern Central America and Colombia for the start of next week. $$ PMZ111-171530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 823 PM PDT Sat May 16 2020 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-171530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 823 PM PDT Sat May 16 2020 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-171530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 823 PM PDT Sat May 16 2020 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-171530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 823 PM PDT Sat May 16 2020 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-171530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 823 PM PDT Sat May 16 2020 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-171530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 823 PM PDT Sat May 16 2020 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 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 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-171530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 823 PM PDT Sat May 16 2020 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen