000 FZPN28 KNHC 282129 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 229 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 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. PMZ101-290930- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 229 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure building north of the region will bring an increase in winds and seas across the gap wind areas by Wed night. Strong NE to E winds are forecast in the Papagayo region mainly at night and into the early morning hours through Wed morning. Afterward, strong winds are expected most of the time, pulsing to locally near gale force at night. Seas up to 7 ft are expected with these winds through tonight, building to 8 to 10 ft by Wed night into Thu. Fresh N winds will prevail in the Gulf of Panama beginning tonight through the forecast period, with fresh to locally strong winds Wed night and Thu night. Seas will build to 7 ft downwind of the Gulf of Panama to near 04N81W on Thu. Gentle to moderate winds will prevail elsewhere through the forecast period. Long period SW swell will propagate across the offshore forecast waters through much of the work-week. $$ PMZ111-290930- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 229 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-290930- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 229 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-290930- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 229 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-290930- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 229 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-290930- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 229 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-290930- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 229 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TONIGHT...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 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-290930- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 229 PM PDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster GR