191 FZPN28 KNHC 261623 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 823 AM PST Thu Jan 26 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. PMZ101-270430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 823 AM PST Thu Jan 26 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the Caribbean will force fresh to strong NE winds over the Gulf of Papagayo region into next week, with near gale-force at times. Seas will build to 8-11 ft tonight through Sat night. Moderate to fresh N to NE winds will develop in the Gulf of Panama tonight, then increase to fresh to strong Fri night through Sun with seas building to 6-8 ft. Meanwhile, swell from the developing Gulf of Tehuantepec gap wind will cause seas to build to 8-12 ft tonight into Sat night in the Guatemala and El Salvador offshore waters. $$ PMZ111-270430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 823 AM PST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds, becoming 20 seconds late. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ113-270430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 823 AM PST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 15 to 20 kt.Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 15 seconds, becoming 20 seconds late. .FRI...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ115-270430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 823 AM PST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds, becoming 19 seconds late. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-270430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 823 AM PST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds, becoming 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds, becoming 22 seconds late. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 20 seconds. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-270430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 823 AM PST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds, becoming 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds, becoming 22 seconds late. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-270430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 823 AM PST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds, becoming 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-270430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 823 AM PST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster KONARIK