545 FZPN28 KNHC 200925 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 225 AM PDT Tue Apr 20 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. PMZ101-202130- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 225 AM PDT Tue Apr 20 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong winds will develop across the Gulf of Papagayo on Wed afternoon and continue through early Fri morning with seas building to 8 to 9 ft. Elsewhere, winds are generally light across the area and will remain that way over the next few days. Long- period S to SW swell will increase across the equatorial offshores and will support building seas to 8 ft by midweek. The swell will reach the Central America offshores by Tue and will continue into the end of the week. Widespread convection will also continue to impact the Central America, Colombia and Galapagos Islands offshores through Wed night. $$ PMZ111-202130- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 225 AM PDT Tue Apr 20 2021 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-202130- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 225 AM PDT Tue Apr 20 2021 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 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 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE to E 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-202130- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 225 AM PDT Tue Apr 20 2021 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-202130- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 225 AM PDT Tue Apr 20 2021 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE 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 16 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-202130- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 225 AM PDT Tue Apr 20 2021 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-202130- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 225 AM PDT Tue Apr 20 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-202130- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 225 AM PDT Tue Apr 20 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster AKR