299 FZPN28 KNHC 122301 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 401 PM 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. PMZ101-131115- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 401 PM 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 during the overnight hours through the end of the week. Moderate to fresh southerly winds will persist south of the monsoon trough through Saturday. An area of low pressure is expected to form in a few days over the far eastern portion of the basin to the south of the coast of Central America. Environmental conditions appear conducive for development, and a tropical depression is expected to form during the next few days before the system reaches cooler waters over the weekend. $$ PMZ111-131115- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 401 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-131115- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 401 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. 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 Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SE 25 to 30 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 16 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 7 to 10 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-131115- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 401 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-131115- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 401 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 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 to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-131115- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 401 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 6 to 8 ft Elsewhere. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 6 to 8 ft Elsewhere. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere. Period 20 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-131115- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 401 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 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 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 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. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-131115- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 401 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2020 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere, and 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 20 seconds. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Torres