682 FZPN28 KNHC 212016 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1216 PM PST Tue Dec 21 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. PMZ101-220830- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1216 PM PST Tue Dec 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh gap winds will continue to pulse in the Papagayo region into mid week, then increase to 20 to 25 kt Wed night as high pressure builds north of region through Fri. Gentle to moderate breezes will persist elsewhere. No significant swell events are forecast during the next several days. $$ PMZ111-220830- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1216 PM PST Tue Dec 21 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-220830- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1216 PM PST Tue Dec 21 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. Period 15 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 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...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 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-220830- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1216 PM PST Tue Dec 21 2021 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-220830- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1216 PM PST Tue Dec 21 2021 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...Gulf of Panama, W to NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-220830- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1216 PM PST Tue Dec 21 2021 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-220830- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1216 PM PST Tue Dec 21 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-220830- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1216 PM PST Tue Dec 21 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen