000 FZPN28 KNHC 050202 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 602 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. PMZ101-051415- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 602 PM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .SYNOPSIS....Fresh to strong NE to E winds will pulse offshore southern Nicaragua including the Gulf of Papagayo through early Tue, then pulse to moderate to fresh thereafter. Seas will occasionally build to 5 to 7 ft with the fresh to strong winds. Winds will be mainly moderate or weaker elsewhere, along with 3 to 5 ft seas in S to SW swell. $$ PMZ111-051415- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 602 PM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Haze. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds, becoming 16 seconds in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-051415- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 602 PM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 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 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 16 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 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. 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 in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...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 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...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. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-051415- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 602 PM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-051415- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 602 PM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .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...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. 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...NW winds 10 kt. 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 to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-051415- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 602 PM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-051415- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 602 PM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 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...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 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 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...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-051415- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 602 PM PST Sat Mar 4 2023 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky