022 FZPN28 KNHC 231542 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 842 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 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. PMZ101-240345- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 842 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Scattered tstms will be possible offshore Ecuador, Colombia and Panama today. Fresh to strong gap winds will pulse across the Gulf of Papagayo and the coast of Nicaragua through the next several days. Moderate to fresh N to NE winds can be expected over the Gulf of Panama through Fri night. Gentle to moderate winds and slight seas will prevail elsewhere through the forecast period. Smoke from agricultural fires in northern Central America may at times restrict visibility over adjacent waters. $$ PMZ111-240345- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 842 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 12 seconds. Haze. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 12 seconds, becoming 14 seconds late. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-240345- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 842 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 12 seconds. Haze. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds, becoming 12 seconds late. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds, becoming 15 seconds in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-240345- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 842 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ117-240345- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 842 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds, becoming 16 seconds in the afternoon. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 24 seconds. $$ PMZ119-240345- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 842 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ121-240345- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 842 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds, becoming 14 seconds late. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E to SE 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...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ123-240345- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 842 AM PDT Thu Mar 23 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky