533 FZPN28 KNHC 091522 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 722 AM PST Wed Dec 9 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. PMZ101-100330- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 722 AM PST Wed Dec 9 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong offshore gap winds will prevail across the Gulf of Papagayo through early Fri as high pressure prevails over the western Caribbean. Winds may reach near gale- force today and tonight. Swell generated in the Tehuantepec region will propagate over the waters off Guatemala and El Salvador, producing seas of up to 9 ft today. $$ PMZ111-100330- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 722 AM PST Wed Dec 9 2020 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-100330- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 722 AM PST Wed Dec 9 2020 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-100330- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 722 AM PST Wed Dec 9 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-100330- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 722 AM PST Wed Dec 9 2020 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and W to NW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and W to NW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-100330- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 722 AM PST Wed Dec 9 2020 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-100330- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 722 AM PST Wed Dec 9 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-100330- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 722 AM PST Wed Dec 9 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 23 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 22 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen