000 FZPN28 KNHC 260921 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 221 AM PDT Sun Mar 26 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. PMZ101-262130- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 221 AM PDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong gap easterly winds will pulse nightly across the Gulf of Papagayo and the coast of Nicaragua tonight through late next week. Seas will build to 7-8 ft by the middle of the workweek in this area. Gentle to moderate winds and slight seas will prevail elsewhere through the forecast period. $$ PMZ111-262130- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 221 AM PDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds, becoming 22 seconds late. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-262130- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 221 AM PDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...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 16 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds, becoming 18 seconds late. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 21 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-262130- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 221 AM PDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds, becoming 21 seconds late. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-262130- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 221 AM PDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 17 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds, becoming 21 seconds late. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-262130- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 221 AM PDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds, becoming 22 seconds in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-262130- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 221 AM PDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds, becoming 21 seconds in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-262130- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 221 AM PDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster DELGADO