923 FZPN28 KNHC 030842 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1242 AM PST Tue Nov 3 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. PMZ101-032045- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1242 AM PST Tue Nov 3 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Large seas and fresh to strong NW winds associated with a prolonged gale-force gap wind event in the Tehuantepec region and persistent SW swell impacting waters off Guatemala and El Salvador will gradually diminish through late week. As Hurricane Eta approaches the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua this morning, expect increasing SW flow across the offshore forecast waters of Costa Rica and Panama, including the Gulf of Panama. $$ PMZ111-032045- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1242 AM PST Tue Nov 3 2020 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-032045- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1242 AM PST Tue Nov 3 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-032045- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1242 AM PST Tue Nov 3 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-032045- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1242 AM PST Tue Nov 3 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-032045- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1242 AM PST Tue Nov 3 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-032045- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1242 AM PST Tue Nov 3 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-032045- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1242 AM PST Tue Nov 3 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen