052 FZPN28 KNHC 011544 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 744 AM PST Wed Feb 1 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. PMZ101-020345- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 744 AM PST Wed Feb 1 2023 .SYNOPSIS...The fresh to strong trade winds in the Gulf of Papagayo region will prevail into early next week. Fresh to locally strong northerly winds will pulse nightly through Thu morning. Large swell generated by an upcoming Gulf of Tehuantepec gale force gap-wind event is expected to begin to propagate through the Guatemala and El Salvador offshore waters starting Fri night and begin to subside on Sun. $$ PMZ111-020345- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 744 AM PST Wed Feb 1 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-020345- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 744 AM PST Wed Feb 1 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...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 16 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 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. $$ PMZ115-020345- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 744 AM PST Wed Feb 1 2023 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-020345- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 744 AM PST Wed Feb 1 2023 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT 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 14 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 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 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-020345- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 744 AM PST Wed Feb 1 2023 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-020345- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 744 AM PST Wed Feb 1 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 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 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-020345- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 744 AM PST Wed Feb 1 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster DELGADO