220 FZPN28 KNHC 261551 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 851 AM PDT Wed Aug 26 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. PMZ101-270400- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 851 AM PDT Wed Aug 26 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Very heavy rainfall may occur over portions of Central America through the week. Moderate to fresh SW-W winds are expected across the offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador through tonight. Moderate to fresh S-SW winds will prevail S of Costa Rica and Panama through the next several days. Long-period S-SW swell will propagate into the waters offshore of Ecuador by early Thu. These seas will decay by the end of the week. $$ PMZ111-270400- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 851 AM PDT Wed Aug 26 2020 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-270400- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 851 AM PDT Wed Aug 26 2020 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-270400- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 851 AM PDT Wed Aug 26 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-270400- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 851 AM PDT Wed Aug 26 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-270400- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 851 AM PDT Wed Aug 26 2020 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ121-270400- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 851 AM PDT Wed Aug 26 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ123-270400- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 851 AM PDT Wed Aug 26 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky