204 FZPN28 KNHC 261418 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 618 AM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 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. PMZ101-270230- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 618 AM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh offshore winds across the Papagayo region will increase to fresh to strong Wed night through Sat night with building seas by the end of the week into the weekend. Moderate to fresh northerly winds will pulse in the Gulf of Panama through Thu, and then fresh to strong Thu night through Fri night. Gentle to moderate winds are expected elsewhere. Large seas generated by a strong gap wind event in the Tehuantepec region will spread across the offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador Thu night through Fri night. $$ PMZ111-270230- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 618 AM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-270230- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 618 AM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED 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 in SE to S swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU...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 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 15 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 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-270230- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 618 AM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 21 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-270230- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 618 AM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-270230- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 618 AM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 22 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-270230- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 618 AM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-270230- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 618 AM PST Tue Jan 26 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ Forecaster AL