000 FZPN28 KNHC 040812 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1212 AM PST Sat Mar 4 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. PMZ101-042015- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1212 AM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh winds will pulse offshore Nicaragua including the Gulf of Papagayo through today, 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 tonight through Mon. $$ PMZ111-042015- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1212 AM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Haze. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds, becoming 16 seconds in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-042015- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1212 AM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 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. 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 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...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 SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and 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 to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 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 to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-042015- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1212 AM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-042015- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1212 AM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. .SUN...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. 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 in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-042015- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1212 AM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-042015- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1212 AM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...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, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW 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...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-042015- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1212 AM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky