448 FZPN28 KNHC 210746 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1246 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 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. PMZ101-212000- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1246 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2020 .SYNOPSIS...With an active monsoon trough, numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected in the waters this week. South of the trough, fresh to locally strong south winds mainly S of 08N will continue through at least Thu, gradually building the seas. A strong tropical wave is likely to impact areas offshore Central America at the end of the week. $$ PMZ111-212000- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1246 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds, becoming 8 seconds late. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 10 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-212000- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1246 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2020 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-212000- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1246 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Numerous to scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-212000- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1246 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-212000- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1246 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-212000- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1246 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2020 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-212000- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1246 AM PDT Tue Jul 21 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre