797 FZPN28 KNHC 170201 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 601 PM 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. PMZ101-171415- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 601 PM PST Thu Dec 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS...NE to E winds will pulse to fresh to strong in the Papagayo region through the next several days. Gentle to moderate winds will prevail elsewhere. No significant swell events are forecast through early next week. $$ PMZ111-171415- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 601 PM PST Thu Dec 16 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-171415- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 601 PM PST Thu Dec 16 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 14 seconds. .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 swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 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 16 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 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 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. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-171415- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 601 PM PST Thu Dec 16 2021 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-171415- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 601 PM PST Thu Dec 16 2021 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 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. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-171415- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 601 PM PST Thu Dec 16 2021 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-171415- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 601 PM PST Thu Dec 16 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 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 13 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-171415- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 601 PM PST Thu Dec 16 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster AL