105 FZPN28 KNHC 270404 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 804 PM 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. PMZ101-271615- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 804 PM 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 early next week, with near gale-force at times. Moderate to fresh N to NE winds in the Gulf of Panama will increase to fresh to strong Fri night into Sun with building seas. Meanwhile, swell from Gulf of Tehuantepec gap wind will cause seas to build into Sat night in the Guatemala and El Salvador offshore waters. $$ PMZ111-271615- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 804 PM PST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Period 17 seconds, becoming 14 seconds in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-271615- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 804 PM PST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 30 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. Period 15 seconds. .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 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 30 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-271615- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 804 PM PST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-271615- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 804 PM PST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds, becoming 23 seconds in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 23 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 21 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 21 seconds. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 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 NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-271615- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 804 PM PST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds, becoming 21 seconds in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 23 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-271615- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 804 PM PST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 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. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-271615- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 804 PM PST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 22 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos