072 FZPN28 KNHC 211630 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 830 AM PST Sat Jan 21 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. PMZ101-220430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 830 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Strong NE winds will pulse at night in the Gulf of Papagayo through tonight, then resume Mon night through Thu. Moderate to fresh NE to E winds are forecast during the daytime hours. Moderate to fresh N winds in the Gulf of Panama are expected to diminish Sun morning. Light to gentle winds are forecast elsewhere through Thu. Otherwise, a SW swell event will build seas from offshore Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands early in the upcoming week. $$ PMZ111-220430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 830 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-220430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 830 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...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 15 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...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. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-220430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 830 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW to N winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-220430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 830 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-220430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 830 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-220430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 830 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-220430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 830 AM PST Sat Jan 21 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos