253 FZPN28 KNHC 161623 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 923 AM PDT Thu Sep 16 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. PMZ101-170430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 923 AM PDT Thu Sep 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS...SW swell across the region will continue to subside through end of the week. Winds over the Papagayo region will pulse to moderate to fresh at night during the upcoming weekend, increasing to fresh to strong briefly on Sat night. Otherwise, gentle to moderate winds will prevail elsewhere. $$ PMZ111-170430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 923 AM PDT Thu Sep 16 2021 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-170430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 923 AM PDT Thu Sep 16 2021 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt, shifting to W late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-170430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 923 AM PDT Thu Sep 16 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-170430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 923 AM PDT Thu Sep 16 2021 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-170430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 923 AM PDT Thu Sep 16 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-170430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 923 AM PDT Thu Sep 16 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-170430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 923 AM PDT Thu Sep 16 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos