726 FZPN28 KNHC 201646 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 946 AM PDT Wed May 20 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. PMZ101-210500- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 946 AM PDT Wed May 20 2020 .SYNOPSIS...An active monsoon trough will lead to moderate to occasionally fresh southwest winds along with increased showers and thunderstorms offshore southern Central America and Colombia through at least Thu. Elsewhere, generally gentle to moderate breezes will continue through the next few days. $$ PMZ111-210500- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 946 AM PDT Wed May 20 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. $$ PMZ113-210500- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 946 AM PDT Wed May 20 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. $$ PMZ115-210500- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 946 AM PDT Wed May 20 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. $$ PMZ117-210500- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 946 AM PDT Wed May 20 2020 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. $$ PMZ119-210500- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 946 AM PDT Wed May 20 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 23 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ121-210500- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 946 AM PDT Wed May 20 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ123-210500- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 946 AM PDT Wed May 20 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre