568 FZPN28 KNHC 170849 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 149 AM PDT Sun May 17 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. PMZ101-172100- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 149 AM PDT Sun May 17 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A more active monsoon trough will lead to moderate to fresh SW winds and increasing showers and thunderstorms offshore southern Central America and Colombia for the start of next week. Elsewhere tranquil conditions will prevail with gentle to moderate breezes. $$ PMZ111-172100- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 149 AM PDT Sun May 17 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-172100- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 149 AM PDT Sun May 17 2020 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NW to N 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-172100- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 149 AM PDT Sun May 17 2020 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W to NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W winds 10 kt, shifting to SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-172100- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 149 AM PDT Sun May 17 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-172100- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 149 AM PDT Sun May 17 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-172100- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 149 AM PDT Sun May 17 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. 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 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 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. $$ PMZ123-172100- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 149 AM PDT Sun May 17 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen