108 FZPN28 KNHC 231553 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 753 AM PST Mon Jan 23 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. PMZ101-240400- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 753 AM PST Mon Jan 23 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE winds will pulse nightly in the Gulf of Papagayo. Seas will build to near 7 ft tonight and to 8-10 ft Thu night through Fri night. Meanwhile, seas will build to 13 ft by Fri in the Guatemala and El Salvador offshore waters as swell from the Gulf of Tehuantepec expands into this area. A SW swell event will build seas to 5-7 ft from offshore Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands through midweek. Elsewhere, light to gentle winds are forecast with seas of 3-5 ft. $$ PMZ111-240400- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 753 AM PST Mon Jan 23 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds, becoming 20 seconds late. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-240400- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 753 AM PST Mon Jan 23 2023 .TODAY...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 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...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 NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds, becoming 20 seconds late. .TUE...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 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...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 SE to S swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to 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 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ115-240400- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 753 AM PST Mon Jan 23 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ117-240400- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 753 AM PST Mon Jan 23 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 23 seconds. $$ PMZ119-240400- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 753 AM PST Mon Jan 23 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 23 seconds. $$ PMZ121-240400- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 753 AM PST Mon Jan 23 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to 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...S winds 10 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...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-240400- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 753 AM PST Mon Jan 23 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. $$ Forecaster AKR