161 FZPN28 KNHC 090842 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1242 AM PST Tue Feb 9 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. PMZ101-092045- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1242 AM PST Tue Feb 9 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Strong trade winds across the central and SW Caribbean will support fresh offshore gap winds across the Gulf of Papagayo region pulsing to strong speeds late at night through Thu and diminishing in the mornings. Fresh north winds across the Gulf of Panama will continue throughout the week. Light to gentle winds are expected elsewhere during the period. No significant swell events are expected. $$ PMZ111-092045- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1242 AM PST Tue Feb 9 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-092045- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1242 AM PST Tue Feb 9 2021 .TODAY...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 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...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. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-092045- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1242 AM PST Tue Feb 9 2021 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-092045- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1242 AM PST Tue Feb 9 2021 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-092045- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1242 AM PST Tue Feb 9 2021 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. Isolated showers, becoming scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms N part. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms N part. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms N part. .WED NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms N part. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-092045- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1242 AM PST Tue Feb 9 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-092045- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1242 AM PST Tue Feb 9 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre