936 FZPN28 KNHC 180903 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 203 AM PDT Tue Aug 18 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. PMZ101-182115- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 203 AM PDT Tue Aug 18 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Gentle to moderate monsoonal flow will freshen as the monsoon trough lifts northward during the middle and latter parts of the week. This will result in building seas off the coast of Central America into the upcoming weekend. $$ PMZ111-182115- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 203 AM PDT Tue Aug 18 2020 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-182115- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 203 AM PDT Tue Aug 18 2020 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW to W 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ115-182115- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 203 AM PDT Tue Aug 18 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-182115- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 203 AM PDT Tue Aug 18 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-182115- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 203 AM PDT Tue Aug 18 2020 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-182115- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 203 AM PDT Tue Aug 18 2020 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S 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 17 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-182115- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 203 AM PDT Tue Aug 18 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster B Reinhart