000 FZPN28 KNHC 202216 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 316 PM PDT Mon Mar 20 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. PMZ101-211030- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 316 PM PDT Mon Mar 20 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to locally strong gap winds will pulse across the Gulf of Papagayo and the coast of Nicaragua tonight, before a more sustained gap wind sets up Tue night. Moderate to fresh N to NE winds can be expected over the Gulf of Panama as well starting tonight. Large swell associated with a gale in the Gulf of Tehuantepec will be well off the coast of Guatemala through tonight. Gentle to moderate winds and slight seas will prevail elsewhere through the period. $$ PMZ111-211030- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 316 PM PDT Mon Mar 20 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-211030- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 316 PM PDT Mon Mar 20 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-211030- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 316 PM PDT Mon Mar 20 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-211030- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 316 PM PDT Mon Mar 20 2023 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell late. Period 12 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-211030- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 316 PM PDT Mon Mar 20 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-211030- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 316 PM PDT Mon Mar 20 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-211030- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 316 PM PDT Mon Mar 20 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W swell. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W swell. Period 11 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre