250 FZPN28 KNHC 102243 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 243 PM PST Thu Dec 10 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. PMZ101-111045- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 243 PM PST Thu Dec 10 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong offshore gap winds will prevail across the Gulf of Papagayo through Fri morning as high pressure prevails over the western Caribbean. In the Gulf of Panama, fresh N winds will prevail through Fri morning. NW swell will occur on Fri over the waters well offshore of Guatemala through Costa Rica, before subsiding over the weekend. Looking ahead, a gap wind event may produce fresh to strong winds in the Gulf of Papagayo on Tue. $$ PMZ111-111045- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 243 PM PST Thu Dec 10 2020 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-111045- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 243 PM PST Thu Dec 10 2020 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 20 to 25 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 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-111045- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 243 PM PST Thu Dec 10 2020 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-111045- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 243 PM PST Thu Dec 10 2020 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-111045- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 243 PM PST Thu Dec 10 2020 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-111045- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 243 PM PST Thu Dec 10 2020 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 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 SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-111045- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 243 PM PST Thu Dec 10 2020 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 23 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Hagen