023 FZPN28 KNHC 300334 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 734 PM 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. PMZ101-301545- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 734 PM 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, with fresh to strong wind speeds for the rest of the forecast period. Fresh N to NE winds in the Gulf of Panama will diminish to moderate speeds Thu. $$ PMZ111-301545- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 734 PM PST Sun Jan 29 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-301545- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 734 PM PST Sun Jan 29 2023 .TONIGHT...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. Period 15 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. 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. Period 15 seconds, becoming 18 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 5 to 7 ft. 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. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 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. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-301545- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 734 PM PST Sun Jan 29 2023 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds, becoming 16 seconds late. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-301545- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 734 PM PST Sun Jan 29 2023 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED...N 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 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-301545- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 734 PM PST Sun Jan 29 2023 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-301545- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 734 PM PST Sun Jan 29 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds 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. $$ PMZ123-301545- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 734 PM PST Sun Jan 29 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds, becoming 18 seconds late. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre