731 FZPN28 KNHC 060820 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1220 AM PST Sat Mar 6 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. PMZ101-062030- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1220 AM PST Sat Mar 6 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE to E winds will continue across the Papagayo region through next week. Winds will increase to near 25 to 30 kt, with seas building to 8-11 ft early next week as strong high pressure builds over the western Caribbean Sea. Fresh to locally strong northerly winds are forecast in the Gulf of Panama through Wed, with downwind seas building to 8 ft. Large northerly swell associated with strong winds in the Tehuantepec region will propagate into the far offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador through Tue. $$ PMZ111-062030- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1220 AM PST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in N swell late. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-062030- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1220 AM PST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 k. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-062030- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1220 AM PST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-062030- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1220 AM PST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-062030- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1220 AM PST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TODAY...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less Gulf of Guayaquil, and 4 to 6 ft Elsewhere. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 4 to 6 ft Elsewhere. Period 19 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-062030- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1220 AM PST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-062030- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1220 AM PST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Mundell