649 FZPN28 KNHC 290924 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 124 AM PST Sun Jan 29 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. PMZ101-292130- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 124 AM PST Sun Jan 29 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Strong to occasionally near gale force NE winds over the Gulf of Papagayo region will prevail through late tonight, then at fresh to strong speeds for the rest of the forecast period. Strong N to NE winds in the Gulf of Panama will diminish to fresh speeds this afternoon and to moderate speeds Thu. Swell generated from the earlier gale-force gap wind event in the Gulf of Tehuantepec across the El Salvador and Guatemala offshore waters will subside by this evening. $$ PMZ111-292130- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 124 AM PST Sun Jan 29 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds, becoming 18 seconds in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-292130- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 124 AM PST Sun Jan 29 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...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 16 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. 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 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. Period 18 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 in NE to E swell. Period 18 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 NE to E swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED 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. Period 18 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-292130- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 124 AM PST Sun Jan 29 2023 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-292130- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 124 AM PST Sun Jan 29 2023 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-292130- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 124 AM PST Sun Jan 29 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-292130- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 124 AM PST Sun Jan 29 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...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 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-292130- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 124 AM PST Sun Jan 29 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds, becoming 19 seconds late. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre