000 FZPN28 KNHC 090214 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 614 PM PST Wed Mar 8 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. PMZ101-091415- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 614 PM PST Wed Mar 8 2023 .SYNOPSIS....Moderate to fresh winds will pulse in the Gulf of Papagayo through early Sun. Winds will be moderate or weaker elsewhere, except moderate to fresh south of western Panama Fri night through Sat. Seas will build to 4 to 7 ft in S to SW swell form offshore Ecuador to offshore Galapagos Islands Fri through early next week, with little change in seas elsewhere. Active convection will continue offshore western Panama and Costa Rica with locally higher winds and seas possible. $$ PMZ111-091415- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 614 PM PST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Haze. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-091415- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 614 PM PST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Haze. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...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 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-091415- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 614 PM PST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-091415- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 614 PM PST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. 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 SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-091415- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 614 PM PST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-091415- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 614 PM PST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-091415- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 614 PM PST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 4 to 6 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 4 to 6 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky