553 FZPN28 KNHC 070820 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 120 AM PDT Fri May 7 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. PMZ101-072030- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 120 AM PDT Fri May 7 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Gentle to moderate winds will prevail, except pulsing moderate to fresh in the Papagayo region, reach strong early Sat, then again early Sun. Moderate southerly swell is forecast to arrive across the region Mon and Mon night. $$ PMZ111-072030- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 120 AM PDT Fri May 7 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-072030- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 120 AM PDT Fri May 7 2021 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo early. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo early. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 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 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 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 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-072030- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 120 AM PDT Fri May 7 2021 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-072030- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 120 AM PDT Fri May 7 2021 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-072030- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 120 AM PDT Fri May 7 2021 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-072030- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 120 AM PDT Fri May 7 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-072030- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 120 AM PDT Fri May 7 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky