316 FZPN28 KNHC 191556 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 856 AM PDT Tue Oct 19 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. PMZ101-200400- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 856 AM PDT Tue Oct 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for gradual development of an area of disturbed weather a few hundred nautical miles south of the coasts of Guatemala and El Salvador during the next several days, and a tropical depression could form late this week or this weekend while the system moves WNW to NW west of the area. Otherwise, mainly gentle winds will prevail north of the monsoon trough with mainly moderate winds south of the monsoon trough. $$ PMZ111-200400- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 856 AM PDT Tue Oct 19 2021 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ113-200400- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 856 AM PDT Tue Oct 19 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S 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...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W to NW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ115-200400- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 856 AM PDT Tue Oct 19 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ117-200400- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 856 AM PDT Tue Oct 19 2021 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 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. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 24 seconds. $$ PMZ119-200400- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 856 AM PDT Tue Oct 19 2021 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-200400- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 856 AM PDT Tue Oct 19 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ123-200400- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 856 AM PDT Tue Oct 19 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky