627 FZPN28 KNHC 160912 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 212 AM PDT Sun Aug 16 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. PMZ101-162115- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 212 AM PDT Sun Aug 16 2020 .SYNOPSIS...There is a potential for tropical cyclone formation associated with a low pressure over the Guatemala and El Salvador offshore waters near 11N95W. Regardless of development, this system will bring strong winds and large seas to this offshore waters, with some seas extending to the Nicaragua offshores through tonight. Moderate to fresh S to SW winds will prevail over the remainder offshore zones south of the monsoon with seas to 9 ft. $$ PMZ111-162115- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 212 AM PDT Sun Aug 16 2020 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 11 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-162115- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 212 AM PDT Sun Aug 16 2020 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ115-162115- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 212 AM PDT Sun Aug 16 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ117-162115- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 212 AM PDT Sun Aug 16 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TUE...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-162115- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 212 AM PDT Sun Aug 16 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-162115- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 212 AM PDT Sun Aug 16 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...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 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ123-162115- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 212 AM PDT Sun Aug 16 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos