323 FZPN28 KNHC 260816 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 116 AM PDT Tue May 26 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. PMZ101-262030- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 116 AM PDT Tue May 26 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Gentle to moderate monsoon flow will continue during the next few days. Long-period southwest swell currently impacting the offshore waters will begin to build beginning Thu and through the upcoming weekend. A broad area of low pressure is expected to form later this week offshore of southern Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador. A tropical cyclone could form from it late this week or this upcoming weekend. Expect increasing winds and seas, along with gusty showers and thunderstorms, to begin to increase in coverage over most of the offshore waters by Thu. $$ PMZ111-262030- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 116 AM PDT Tue May 26 2020 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms S of 12N. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms S of 12N. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in mixed swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ113-262030- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 116 AM PDT Tue May 26 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SE to S 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S 25 to 30 kt Elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ115-262030- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 116 AM PDT Tue May 26 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .WED...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ117-262030- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 116 AM PDT Tue May 26 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms N of 04N. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-262030- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 116 AM PDT Tue May 26 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-262030- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 116 AM PDT Tue May 26 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ123-262030- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 116 AM PDT Tue May 26 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre