625 FZPN28 KNHC 070338 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 738 PM 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. PMZ101-071515- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 738 PM PST Sat Mar 6 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE to E winds will continue across the Papagayo region through next week, with winds to near gale force late Sun night into Mon. Fresh to locally strong northerly winds are forecast in the Gulf of Panama through Wed, with the locally strong winds expected mainly through early Mon. Light to gentle variable winds will prevail elsewhere through the middle of the upcoming week. Otherwise, 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. $$ PMZ111-071515- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 738 PM PST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell late. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-071515- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 738 PM PST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 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 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...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 15 seconds. .THU 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 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-071515- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 738 PM PST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms W of 85W. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms W of 85W. .SUN NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms W of 85W. .MON...N winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms W of 85W. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-071515- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 738 PM PST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 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, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Period 16 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-071515- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 738 PM PST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-071515- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 738 PM PST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 17 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-071515- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 738 PM PST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre