850 FZPN28 KNHC 201622 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 822 AM PST Sat Feb 20 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. PMZ101-210430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 822 AM PST Sat Feb 20 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Winds will pulse to fresh to strong in the Gulf of Papagayo region each night during the next several days. North winds will pulse to fresh to locally strong across the Gulf of Panama through mid-week. Light to gentle winds will continue elsewhere. Large seas generated by a strong winds in the Gulf of Tehuantepec will propagate through the offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador through early Sun. $$ PMZ111-210430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 822 AM PST Sat Feb 20 2021 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE to S swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-210430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 822 AM PST Sat Feb 20 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-210430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 822 AM PST Sat Feb 20 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-210430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 822 AM PST Sat Feb 20 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-210430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 822 AM PST Sat Feb 20 2021 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-210430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 822 AM PST Sat Feb 20 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-210430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 822 AM PST Sat Feb 20 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre