687 FZPN28 KNHC 200840 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1240 AM PST Sun Dec 20 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. PMZ101-202045- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1240 AM PST Sun Dec 20 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE to E winds will pulse across the Papagayo region through the next several days as high pressure remains in place over the W Caribbean. No significant swell events are forecast through early next week. Looking ahead, fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas may affect the offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador Thu night into Fri. $$ PMZ111-202045- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1240 AM PST Sun Dec 20 2020 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 22 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ113-202045- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1240 AM PST Sun Dec 20 2020 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...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 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 22 seconds. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ115-202045- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1240 AM PST Sun Dec 20 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 22 seconds. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ117-202045- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1240 AM PST Sun Dec 20 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ119-202045- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1240 AM PST Sun Dec 20 2020 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-202045- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1240 AM PST Sun Dec 20 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ123-202045- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1240 AM PST Sun Dec 20 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 22 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky