247 FZPN28 KNHC 261623 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 823 AM PST Fri Feb 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. PMZ101-270430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 823 AM PST Fri Feb 26 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong offshore gap winds will continue to pulse across the Papagayo region through Tue night with seas building to 8-9 ft each night. Moderate to fresh N to NE winds will continue to pulse in the Gulf of Panama through Tue, increasing to strong during the night hours through Mon with seas building to around 7 ft each night. Light to gentle variable winds will dominate elsewhere through early next week. $$ PMZ111-270430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 823 AM PST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-270430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 823 AM PST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...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 in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...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 in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN 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. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-270430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 823 AM PST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-270430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 823 AM PST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-270430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 823 AM PST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-270430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 823 AM PST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-270430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 823 AM PST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TODAY...Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling