536 FZPN28 KNHC 161659 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 859 AM PST Mon Nov 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. PMZ101-170500- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 859 AM PST Mon Nov 16 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Expect moderate to fresh SW winds off Panama through Tue, with seas to 8 ft, as Tropical Cyclone Iota moves across the SW Caribbean and approaches Central America. Seas generated in the Tehuantepec region will propagate across the offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador beginning Mon. This swell event is expected to persist most of the work-week. $$ PMZ111-170500- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 859 AM PST Mon Nov 16 2020 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-170500- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 859 AM PST Mon Nov 16 2020 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-170500- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 859 AM PST Mon Nov 16 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-170500- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 859 AM PST Mon Nov 16 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...S to 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 S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-170500- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 859 AM PST Mon Nov 16 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-170500- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 859 AM PST Mon Nov 16 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-170500- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 859 AM PST Mon Nov 16 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre