754 FZPN28 KNHC 120935 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 235 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 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. PMZ101-122145- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 235 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A moderate north-south pressure gradient across Central America will promote fresh to strong NE winds across the Gulf of Papagayo region through late week. Moderate to fresh S winds will persist south of the monsoon trough through Thu night. An area of low pressure is expected to form in a few days south of the coast of Central America. Gradual development of this system is possible, and a tropical depression could form this weekend while it moves generally west-northwestward. $$ PMZ111-122145- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 235 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-122145- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 235 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NE to E 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-122145- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 235 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-122145- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 235 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ119-122145- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 235 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-122145- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 235 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-122145- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 235 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen