000 FZPN28 KNHC 121609 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 909 AM PDT Sun Mar 12 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. PMZ101-130415- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 909 AM PDT Sun Mar 12 2023 .SYNOPSIS....Moderate NE to E winds in the Gulf of Papagayo and moderate SE winds across the Costa Rica offshore waters will diminish to light to gentle by late this afternoon. Light to gentle variable winds are expected elsewhere through the remainder of the forecast period. Heavy showers offshore Costa Rica will migrate inland Mon, producing periods of heavy rain over Costa Rica through early Tue. $$ PMZ111-130415- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 909 AM PDT Sun Mar 12 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-130415- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 909 AM PDT Sun Mar 12 2023 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-130415- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 909 AM PDT Sun Mar 12 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE...S winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-130415- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 909 AM PDT Sun Mar 12 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...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 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-130415- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 909 AM PDT Sun Mar 12 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-130415- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 909 AM PDT Sun Mar 12 2023 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NW to 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 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-130415- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 909 AM PDT Sun Mar 12 2023 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Hagen