000 FZPN28 KNHC 042245 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 245 PM 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. PMZ101-051045- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 245 PM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .SYNOPSIS....Moderate to fresh NE to E winds will pulse offshore Nicaragua and in the Gulf of Papagayo region today, then pulse to fresh to strong thereafter. Seas may build to around 8 ft in the Gulf of Papagayo region early on Mon. 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. $$ PMZ111-051045- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 245 PM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-051045- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 245 PM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 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 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 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 6 to 8 ft. 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 6 to 8 ft. 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 6 to 8 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 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 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 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-051045- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 245 PM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. Scattered showers and thunderstorms S of 08N. .SUN...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE to E winds 10 kt, becoming SE to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly S of 09N. .SUN NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-051045- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 245 PM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. Isolated showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON...NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 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...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-051045- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 245 PM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-051045- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 245 PM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 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. Scattered showers. .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 in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-051045- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 245 PM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre