074 FZPN28 KNHC 310931 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 231 AM PDT Tue Aug 31 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. PMZ101-312145- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 231 AM PDT Tue Aug 31 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will impact the offshore waters from Costa Rica westward through late Tue, associated with a tropical wave. Mainly gentle winds will prevail north of the monsoon trough, with moderate to fresh offshore pulses expected nightly in the Papagayo region. Moderate to fresh S to SW winds south of the monsoon trough will prevail through midweek, diminishing some thereafter. $$ PMZ111-312145- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 231 AM PDT Tue Aug 31 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ113-312145- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 231 AM PDT Tue Aug 31 2021 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 11 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ115-312145- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 231 AM PDT Tue Aug 31 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ117-312145- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 231 AM PDT Tue Aug 31 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-312145- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 231 AM PDT Tue Aug 31 2021 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-312145- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 231 AM PDT Tue Aug 31 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-312145- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 231 AM PDT Tue Aug 31 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling