443 FZPN28 KNHC 141617 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 917 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 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. PMZ101-150430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 917 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Low pressure is expected to develop off the coast of Central America during the next couple of days, and a tropical depression is likely to form this weekend or early next week. This system will bring strong winds and building seas to the offshore waters of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua later this weekend. Winds and seas will subside early next week as the system moves W-NW and passes offshore of southern Mexico. $$ PMZ111-150430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 917 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-150430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 917 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SE 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 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. Scattered tstms. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-150430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 917 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ117-150430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 917 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-150430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 917 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-150430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 917 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 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. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ123-150430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 917 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster B Reinhart