926 FZPN28 KNHC 051622 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 822 AM PST Sun Mar 5 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. PMZ101-060430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 822 AM PST Sun Mar 5 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 are expected to reach to 8 ft late tonight into early on Mon and again late Mon night into early on Tue. Winds will be mainly moderate or weaker elsewhere. Scattered showers and thunderstorms well offshore southern Costa Rica and northern Panama are associated with a surface trough. This activity is expected to continue into tonight. $$ PMZ111-060430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 822 AM PST Sun Mar 5 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds, becoming 16 seconds in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-060430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 822 AM PST Sun Mar 5 2023 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...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 in SE swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...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 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 6 to 8 ft Offshore Gulf of Papagayo and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...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. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SE 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 N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 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 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-060430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 822 AM PST Sun Mar 5 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms S of 07N. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms S of 08N. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-060430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 822 AM PST Sun Mar 5 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. 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 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. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-060430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 822 AM PST Sun Mar 5 2023 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-060430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 822 AM PST Sun Mar 5 2023 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 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. Isolated showers. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell . Period 14 seconds. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-060430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 822 AM PST Sun Mar 5 2023 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre