809 FZPN28 KNHC 301624 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 824 AM PST Wed Dec 30 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. PMZ101-310430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 824 AM PST Wed Dec 30 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh NE gap winds across the Gulf of Papagayo region will diminish to moderate speeds this afternoon. Fresh to strong northeast gap winds will return there Sat through early on Sun. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas from southwest swell will continue over the Central American and equatorial waters through Sun. $$ PMZ111-310430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 824 AM PST Wed Dec 30 2020 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft primarily in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft primarily in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-310430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 824 AM PST Wed Dec 30 2020 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo increasing to 20 to 25 kt late, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo early diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ115-310430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 824 AM PST Wed Dec 30 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ117-310430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 824 AM PST Wed Dec 30 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms N of 04N. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms N of 04N. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms N of 04N. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-310430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 824 AM PST Wed Dec 30 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-310430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 824 AM PST Wed Dec 30 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ123-310430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 824 AM PST Wed Dec 30 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre