273 FZPN28 KNHC 301650 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 950 AM PDT Tue Mar 30 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. PMZ101-310500- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 950 AM PDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong offshore gap winds will persist across Gulf of Papagayo region through the end of the week. Seas will build from northern Costa Rica to Guatemala later in the week, due to seas generated from the Papagayo and Tehuantepec gap wind areas mixing with longer period SW swell. $$ PMZ111-310500- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 950 AM PDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-310500- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 950 AM PDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-310500- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 950 AM PDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms S of 08N. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms S of 09N. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-310500- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 950 AM PDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Panama, N winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-310500- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 950 AM PDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 f in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-310500- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 950 AM PDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-310500- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 950 AM PDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre