858 FZPN28 KNHC 182004 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 104 PM PDT Tue May 18 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. PMZ101-190815- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 104 PM PDT Tue May 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Long-period cross equatorial southerly swell will continue to impact the offshore forecast waters through Fri night, then begin to subside on Sat. Looking ahead, fresh gap winds are possible through the Gulf of Papagayo by Sat. $$ PMZ111-190815- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 104 PM PDT Tue May 18 2021 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-190815- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 104 PM PDT Tue May 18 2021 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SW to W 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 19 seconds. .THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-190815- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 104 PM PDT Tue May 18 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-190815- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 104 PM PDT Tue May 18 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-190815- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 104 PM PDT Tue May 18 2021 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-190815- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 104 PM PDT Tue May 18 2021 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-190815- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 104 PM PDT Tue May 18 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen