925 FZPN28 KNHC 082244 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 244 PM PST Mon Mar 8 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. PMZ101-091045- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 244 PM PST Mon Mar 8 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE to E winds will continue across the Papagayo region through the week, with winds to near gale force late at night and into the morning hours through Wed. Fresh to locally strong northerly winds are forecast in the Gulf of Panama through Wed. Light to gentle variable winds will prevail elsewhere through the weekend. 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. $$ PMZ111-091045- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 244 PM PST Mon Mar 8 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ113-091045- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 244 PM PST Mon Mar 8 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE to S swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. 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 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...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 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...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 14 seconds. .SAT...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 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ115-091045- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 244 PM PST Mon Mar 8 2021 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ117-091045- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 244 PM PST Mon Mar 8 2021 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-091045- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 244 PM PST Mon Mar 8 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...S winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-091045- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 244 PM PST Mon Mar 8 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE to 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 14 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-091045- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 244 PM PST Mon Mar 8 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos