944 FZPN28 KNHC 160927 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 127 AM PST Thu Dec 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. PMZ101-162130- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 127 AM PST Thu Dec 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh NE to E winds are expected to pulse to strong across the Papagayo region each night through Fri night. Gentle to moderate northerly winds are forecast to pulse again tonight. Moderate S to SW winds are south of the monsoon trough with seas to 6 ft in SW swell. Light to gentle variable winds are elsewhere. These conditions are forecast to remain through the upcoming weekend. $$ PMZ111-162130- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 127 AM PST Thu Dec 16 2021 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-162130- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 127 AM PST Thu Dec 16 2021 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-162130- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 127 AM PST Thu Dec 16 2021 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-162130- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 127 AM PST Thu Dec 16 2021 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-162130- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 127 AM PST Thu Dec 16 2021 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-162130- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 127 AM PST Thu Dec 16 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 0 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 0 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 0 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 0 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. $$ PMZ123-162130- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 127 AM PST Thu Dec 16 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 0 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 0 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 0 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 0 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 0 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 0 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling