000 FZPN28 KNHC 130901 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 201 AM PDT Mon Mar 13 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. PMZ101-132115- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 201 AM PDT Mon Mar 13 2023 .SYNOPSIS....Light to gentle variable winds are expected over just about the entire offshore waters through the forecast period. Winds in the Gulf of Papagayo region will become fresh NE to E on Thu, then diminish Thu night. Scattered showers and thunderstorms offshore southern Nicaragua and northern Costa Rica will continue through late Tue. $$ PMZ111-132115- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 201 AM PDT Mon Mar 13 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-132115- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 201 AM PDT Mon Mar 13 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms S of 10N. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms S of 10N. .TUE...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-132115- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 201 AM PDT Mon Mar 13 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms N of 06N. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms N of 06N. .TUE...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-132115- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 201 AM PDT Mon Mar 13 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms, except scattered showers and thunderstorms near the coast. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms, except scattered showers and thunderstorms near the coast. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds, becoming 15 seconds in the afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms, except scattered showers and thunderstorms near the coast. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds, becoming 20 seconds late. Isolated showers and thunderstorms, except scattered showers and thunderstorms near the coast. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...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 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...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. .FRI...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 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-132115- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 201 AM PDT Mon Mar 13 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds, becoming 15 seconds late. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-132115- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 201 AM PDT Mon Mar 13 2023 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds, becoming 15 seconds in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W to 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...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 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 17 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-132115- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 201 AM PDT Mon Mar 13 2023 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds, becoming 15 seconds late. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds, becoming 19 seconds in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...NW winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre