000 FZPN28 KNHC 261507 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 807 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. PMZ101-270315- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 807 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. $$ PMZ111-270315- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 807 AM PDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds, becoming 22 seconds late. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 22 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-270315- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 807 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 to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED 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. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-270315- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 807 AM PDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds, becoming 21 seconds late. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 21 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-270315- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 807 AM PDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less in S to SW swell. 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 in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. 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 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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. $$ PMZ119-270315- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 807 AM PDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the morning. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds, becoming 22 seconds in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-270315- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 807 AM PDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .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. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. 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 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 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 to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-270315- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 807 AM PDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen