000 FZPN28 KNHC 300324 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 824 PM PDT Wed Mar 29 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. PMZ101-301530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 824 PM PDT Wed Mar 29 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure building north of the region will bring an increase in winds and seas across the gap wind areas tonight. These stronger pulsing winds will occur through at least Fri night. Strong winds are expected most of the time in the Papagayo region, pulsing to locally near gale force at night. Seas are expected to build to 8-10 ft late tonight into Thu morning, and again late Thu night into Fri morning. Fresh to locally strong N winds will prevail in the Gulf of Panama at night, tonight through Fri night. Seas will build to 7-8 ft downwind of the Gulf of Panama to near 04N81W on Thu morning and Fri morning. Gentle to moderate winds will prevail elsewhere through the forecast period. Moderate long-period S to SW swell will continue to propagate across the offshore forecast waters through much of the work-week. $$ PMZ111-301530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 824 PM PDT Wed Mar 29 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-301530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 824 PM PDT Wed Mar 29 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 25 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 9 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-301530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 824 PM PDT Wed Mar 29 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-301530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 824 PM PDT Wed Mar 29 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-301530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 824 PM PDT Wed Mar 29 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Variable less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 6 ft Elsewhere. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft Gulf of Guayaquil, and 5 to 6 ft Elsewhere. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-301530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 824 PM PDT Wed Mar 29 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...Variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...Variable less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ123-301530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 824 PM PDT Wed Mar 29 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable less than 5 kt. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Hagen