015 FZPN28 KNHC 161534 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 834 AM PDT Tue Mar 16 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. PMZ101-170345- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 834 AM PDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to locally strong NE to E winds will pulse across the Papagayo region into Wed. Moderate winds will pulse over the Gulf of Panama through tonight. Light to gentle winds will prevail elsewhere. $$ PMZ111-170345- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 834 AM PDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ113-170345- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 834 AM PDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ115-170345- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 834 AM PDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, E winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ117-170345- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 834 AM PDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N winds 10 kt late. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-170345- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 834 AM PDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-170345- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 834 AM PDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-170345- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 834 AM PDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 22 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft Elsewhere, and 3 ft or less Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 21 seconds. $$ Forecaster Cangialosi