217 FZPN28 KNHC 170913 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 113 AM PST Tue Jan 17 2023 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. PMZ101-172115- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 113 AM PST Tue Jan 17 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Mainly moderate to fresh winds will prevail in the Papagayo region through Fri, then winds are forecast to increase again to fresh to strong speeds Fri night and Sat. Gentle to moderate winds are expected in the Gulf of Panama, and east of the Azuero Peninsula the remainder of the work-week. Seas from northern Costa Rica to Guatemala offshore waters will subside by late today while building to 5 to 7 ft between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Winds will be moderate or weaker elsewhere through at least the next several days. $$ PMZ111-172115- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 113 AM PST Tue Jan 17 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-172115- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 113 AM PST Tue Jan 17 2023 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...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 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...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 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...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. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...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. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-172115- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 113 AM PST Tue Jan 17 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-172115- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 113 AM PST Tue Jan 17 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-172115- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 113 AM PST Tue Jan 17 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-172115- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 113 AM PST Tue Jan 17 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-172115- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 113 AM PST Tue Jan 17 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster GR