946 FZPN28 KNHC 181504 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 804 AM PDT Mon Oct 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. PMZ101-190315- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 804 AM PDT Mon Oct 18 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. A broad area of low pressure is expected to form in a few days a couple of hundred miles S of the coast of southern Mexico. Some slow development of this system is possible thereafter as it moves WNW off the coast of Mexico. $$ PMZ111-190315- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 804 AM PDT Mon Oct 18 2021 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ113-190315- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 804 AM PDT Mon Oct 18 2021 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-190315- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 804 AM PDT Mon Oct 18 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-190315- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 804 AM PDT Mon Oct 18 2021 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. 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 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-190315- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 804 AM PDT Mon Oct 18 2021 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-190315- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 804 AM PDT Mon Oct 18 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. 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 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ123-190315- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 804 AM PDT Mon Oct 18 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen