248 FZPN28 KNHC 151501 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 701 AM PST Mon Feb 15 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. PMZ101-160315- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 701 AM PST Mon Feb 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate gap winds will pulse in the Gulf of Papagayo, increasing to fresh Tue night, then increasing to fresh to strong Fri and Fri night. Elsewhere, light to gentle winds will persist across the region, except pulsing to moderate in the Gulf of Panama. Moderate SW swell will continue across the equatorial and Central American offshore waters for the next several days. Large seas generated by a strong gap wind event in the Gulf of Tehuantepec may propagate through the offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador beginning Fri. $$ PMZ111-160315- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 701 AM PST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-160315- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 701 AM PST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-160315- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 701 AM PST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-160315- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 701 AM PST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE...Gulf of Panama, NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 23 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-160315- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 701 AM PST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-160315- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 701 AM PST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ123-160315- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 701 AM PST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky