612 FZPN28 KNHC 280324 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 824 PM PDT Wed May 27 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. PMZ101-281530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 824 PM PDT Wed May 27 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Expect increasing winds and seas, along with numerous showers and thunderstorms, over the offshore waters late this week and through the weekend in association with a developing Central American Gyre. A tropical depression is likely to form late this week or over the weekend within the gyre offshore of southern Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Long-period SW swell will continue propagating across the region through the weekend. $$ PMZ111-281530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 824 PM PDT Wed May 27 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...N winds 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-281530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 824 PM PDT Wed May 27 2020 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Elsewhere, S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SUN...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and 7 to 11 ft Elsewhere. Period 18 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-281530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 824 PM PDT Wed May 27 2020 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft Near the Azuero Peninsula, and 7 to 11 ft Elsewhere. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-281530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 824 PM PDT Wed May 27 2020 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-281530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 824 PM PDT Wed May 27 2020 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-281530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 824 PM PDT Wed May 27 2020 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 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 6 to 8 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...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-281530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 824 PM PDT Wed May 27 2020 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft Elsewhere, and 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere, and 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere, and 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft Elsewhere, and 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft Elsewhere, and 4 to 6 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft Elsewhere, and 4 to 6 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster ERA