689 FZPN28 KNHC 192252 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 342 PM PDT Fri Mar 19 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. PMZ101-201045- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 342 PM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to near gale force NE to E winds will pulse across the Papagayo region tonight through late Mon with building seas. Fresh to strong winds will briefly pulse in the Gulf of Panama Sat night and Sun night. Light to gentle winds will prevail elsewhere. Otherwise, large seas from Gulf of Tehuantepec gales this weekend will spread into the offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador through Sun. $$ PMZ111-201045- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 342 PM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-201045- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 342 PM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...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 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-201045- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 342 PM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-201045- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 342 PM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-201045- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 342 PM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-201045- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 342 PM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-201045- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 342 PM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos