995 FZPN28 KNHC 180400 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 900 PM PDT Sun Oct 17 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. PMZ101-181600- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 900 PM PDT Sun Oct 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Light to gentle winds will persist north of the monsoon trough, with moderate southwest winds south of the monsoon trough through the period. Seas off western Guatemala beyond 120 nm may peak to 8 ft into Mon in a mix of north swell from the Tehuantepec region and longer-period southwest swell. A broad area of low pressure is expected to form around the middle of the week a couple of hundred miles south of the coast of southern Mexico. Some slow development of this system is possible thereafter as it moves west-northwestward off the coast of Mexico. $$ PMZ111-181600- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 900 PM PDT Sun Oct 17 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ113-181600- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 900 PM PDT Sun Oct 17 2021 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-181600- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 900 PM PDT Sun Oct 17 2021 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-181600- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 900 PM PDT Sun Oct 17 2021 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-181600- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 900 PM PDT Sun Oct 17 2021 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-181600- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 900 PM PDT Sun Oct 17 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ123-181600- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 900 PM PDT Sun Oct 17 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 21 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos