043 FZPN28 KNHC 180213 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 613 PM PST Wed Feb 17 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. PMZ101-181415- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 613 PM PST Wed Feb 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Winds will pulse to fresh in the Gulf of Papagayo the tonight before increasing to fresh to strong Fri through Mon night. Winds will pulse to moderate in the Gulf of Panama through Fri night before increasing to fresh to locally strong Sat night through Mon night. Elsewhere, light to gentle winds will prevail, except gentle to moderate offshore of Ecuador. 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 will propagate through the offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador Fri through early Sun. $$ PMZ111-181415- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 613 PM PST Wed Feb 17 2021 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft in S to SW swell in the afternoon. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-181415- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 613 PM PST Wed Feb 17 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...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 17 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI 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 16 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-181415- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 613 PM PST Wed Feb 17 2021 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-181415- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 613 PM PST Wed Feb 17 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 22 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 kt late. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-181415- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 613 PM PST Wed Feb 17 2021 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-181415- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 613 PM PST Wed Feb 17 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-181415- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 613 PM PST Wed Feb 17 2021 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 21 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster AL