985 FZPN28 KNHC 041640 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 940 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 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. PMZ101-050445- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 940 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh southerly winds will continue south of the monsoon trough through the period. A tropical wave that is currently over the western Caribbean Sea is expected to move across Central America and into the far eastern offshore waters late Wed night, then move across the rest of the forecast waters through late Fri. The wave should enhance scattered shower and thunderstorm activity over most of the offshore waters. Long-period southerly swell is forecast to reach the equator and the offshore waters of the Galapagos Islands on Fri and build seas over those waters. $$ PMZ111-050445- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 940 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds, becoming 8 seconds late. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ113-050445- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 940 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2020 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorm. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED 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 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-050445- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 940 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms.. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-050445- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 940 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms N of 05N. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms N of 05N. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms N of 05N. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms N of 05N. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-050445- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 940 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-050445- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 940 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-050445- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 940 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre