826 FZPN28 KNHC 282223 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 223 PM PST Sun Feb 28 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. PMZ101-011030- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 223 PM PST Sun Feb 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Strong tradewinds across the Caribbean will drive fresh to strong offshore gap winds across the Papagayo region through Thu night. Moderate to fresh N to NE winds will continue in the Gulf of Panama, pulsing to strong tonight. Light to gentle variable winds will dominate elsewhere through the week. $$ PMZ111-011030- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 223 PM PST Sun Feb 28 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-011030- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 223 PM PST Sun Feb 28 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...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. Period 16 seconds. .THU...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. .THU 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. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-011030- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 223 PM PST Sun Feb 28 2021 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-011030- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 223 PM PST Sun Feb 28 2021 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .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 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-011030- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 223 PM PST Sun Feb 28 2021 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-011030- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 223 PM PST Sun Feb 28 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. 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 in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-011030- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 223 PM PST Sun Feb 28 2021 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE...Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling