540 FZPN28 KNHC 302255 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 355 PM 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. PMZ101-311100- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 355 PM PDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong offshore gap winds will continue across Gulf of Papagayo region through the period. 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. $$ PMZ111-311100- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 355 PM PDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-311100- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 355 PM PDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 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. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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 10 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 18 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. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN 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. $$ PMZ115-311100- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 355 PM PDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms S of 08N. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms S of 08N. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms S of 08N. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-311100- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 355 PM PDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .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 W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-311100- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 355 PM PDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-311100- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 355 PM PDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 17 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 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 4 to 6 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. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-311100- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 355 PM PDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre