941 FZPN28 KNHC 190203 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 703 PM PDT Thu Mar 18 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. PMZ101-191415- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 703 PM PDT Thu Mar 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE to E winds will pulse across the Papagayo region through early next week. Moderate to fresh winds will pulse in the Gulf of Panama Sat through Mon. Light to gentle winds will prevail elsewhere. Large seas from Gulf of Tehuantepec gales this weekend may spread into the offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador. $$ PMZ111-191415- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 703 PM PDT Thu Mar 18 2021 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ113-191415- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 703 PM PDT Thu Mar 18 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ115-191415- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 703 PM PDT Thu Mar 18 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 k. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Near Azuero Peninsula, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near Azuero Peninsula, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt near Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 22 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 21 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-191415- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 703 PM PDT Thu Mar 18 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, NW to N winds 10 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 21 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-191415- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 703 PM PDT Thu Mar 18 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-191415- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 703 PM PDT Thu Mar 18 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-191415- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 703 PM PDT Thu Mar 18 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 21 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 21 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Mundell