000 FZPN28 KNHC 040201 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 601 PM PST Fri Mar 3 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. PMZ101-041415- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 601 PM PST Fri Mar 3 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh winds will pulse offshore Nicaragua including the Gulf of Papagayo through Sat night, then pulse to fresh to strong thereafter. Seas will build to 5 to 7 ft during the pulsing fresh to strong winds. Winds will pulse to moderate in the Gulf of Panama to south of the Azuero Peninsula through the next several days, with light to gentle winds across the remainder of the offshore waters. Seas will be mainly 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell, except building to 4 to 6 ft offshore Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands Sat night through Mon. $$ PMZ111-041415- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 601 PM PST Fri Mar 3 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Haze. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds, becoming 16 seconds in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-041415- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 601 PM PST Fri Mar 3 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-041415- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 601 PM PST Fri Mar 3 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-041415- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 601 PM PST Fri Mar 3 2023 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds, becoming 18 seconds late. Scattered showers. .SUN...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-041415- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 601 PM PST Fri Mar 3 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-041415- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 601 PM PST Fri Mar 3 2023 .TONIGHT...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 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-041415- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 601 PM PST Fri Mar 3 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky