389 FZPN28 KNHC 201636 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 936 AM PDT Fri Aug 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. PMZ101-210445- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 936 AM PDT Fri Aug 20 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue across the offshore waters N of 04N, influenced by the monsoon winds, and the passage of tropical waves. Light to gentle variable winds are noted N of the monsoon trough while moderate to locally fresh S to SW winds are across the Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador and Galapagos Islands offshore waters. Similar conditions will prevail through early next week, except for moderate NE to E winds forecast to pulse off the Gulf of Papagayo at night. $$ PMZ111-210445- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 936 AM PDT Fri Aug 20 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-210445- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 936 AM PDT Fri Aug 20 2021 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-210445- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 936 AM PDT Fri Aug 20 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-210445- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 936 AM PDT Fri Aug 20 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-210445- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 936 AM PDT Fri Aug 20 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-210445- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 936 AM PDT Fri Aug 20 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...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 18 seconds. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ123-210445- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 936 AM PDT Fri Aug 20 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling