538 FZPN28 KNHC 121706 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1006 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. PMZ101-130515- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1006 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. $$ PMZ111-130515- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1006 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-130515- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1006 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .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 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to SE to S 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ115-130515- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1006 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-130515- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1006 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms. .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 16 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-130515- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1006 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less Gulf of Guayaquil, and 4 to 6 ft Elsewhere. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-130515- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1006 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-130515- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1006 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere, and 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Torres