138 FZPN28 KNHC 130903 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 203 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 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. PMZ101-132115- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 203 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Lowering pressure over the eastern Pacific off Central America will promote fresh to strong NE winds across the Gulf of Papagayo during the overnight hours through the end of the week. An area of low pressure is expected to form in a few days over the far eastern portion of the basin off the coast of southern 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. $$ PMZ111-132115- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 203 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2020 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ113-132115- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 203 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2020 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-132115- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 203 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-132115- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 203 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...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 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-132115- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 203 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-132115- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 203 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...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 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ123-132115- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 203 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen