530 FZPN28 KNHC 131628 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 928 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. PMZ101-140430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 928 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Lower 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. $$ PMZ111-140430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 928 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2020 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ113-140430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 928 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2020 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 10 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 9 seconds, becoming 13 seconds in the afternoon. $$ PMZ115-140430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 928 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-140430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 928 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 21 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...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 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-140430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 928 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2020 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 6 to 8 ft Elsewhere. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 5 to 7 ft Elsewhere. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less Gulf of Guayaquil, and 4 to 6 ft Elsewhere. Period 20 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less Gulf of Guayaquil, and 4 to 6 ft Elsewhere. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-140430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 928 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...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 6 to 8 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...SE to 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 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-140430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 928 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Torres