437 FZPN28 KNHC 231442 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 642 AM PST Wed Dec 23 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. PMZ101-240245- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 642 AM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE-E winds will pulse across the Papagayo region through the next several days as high pressure remains in place over the W Caribbean. Swell generated during the upcoming Gulf of Tehuantepec storm force gap wind event is expected to affect the offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador late Thu night through Sat, with seas building up to 14-16 ft. The outer fringe area of gale force winds may move just into the Guatemala offshore waters for several hours early Fri. $$ PMZ111-240245- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 642 AM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft in S to SW swell late. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-240245- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 642 AM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 22 seconds. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...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. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-240245- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 642 AM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-240245- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 642 AM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-240245- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 642 AM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-240245- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 642 AM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-240245- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 642 AM PST Wed Dec 23 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster AL