118 FZPN28 KNHC 171619 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 919 AM PDT Sat Apr 17 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. PMZ101-180430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 919 AM PDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Light to gentle winds will prevail across the forecast waters through mid-week. Enhanced long-period SW swell is forecast to enter the equatorial waters on Sun evening and reach the Central America offshores Mon, continuing to affect the region through the middle of the week. Otherwise, widespread heavy showers and thunderstorms affecting the Central America and Colombia offshores will continue through Sun evening. $$ PMZ111-180430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 919 AM PDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ113-180430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 919 AM PDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ115-180430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 919 AM PDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ117-180430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 919 AM PDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ119-180430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 919 AM PDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-180430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 919 AM PDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ123-180430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 919 AM PDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .TODAY...Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos