932 FZPN28 KNHC 180920 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 220 AM PDT Sun Oct 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. PMZ101-182130- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 220 AM PDT Sun Oct 18 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Building high pressure north of the region will support pulses of moderate to fresh gap winds through the Gulf of Papagayo and southern Nicaragua tonight through Sun night. Expect moderate to fresh SW winds and seas building to 9 ft in SW swell south of Panama on Mon. $$ PMZ111-182130- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 220 AM PDT Sun Oct 18 2020 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-182130- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 220 AM PDT Sun Oct 18 2020 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-182130- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 220 AM PDT Sun Oct 18 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-182130- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 220 AM PDT Sun Oct 18 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-182130- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 220 AM PDT Sun Oct 18 2020 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-182130- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 220 AM PDT Sun Oct 18 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-182130- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 220 AM PDT Sun Oct 18 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling