000 FZPN28 KNHC 301715 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1015 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 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. PMZ101-310515- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1015 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure building north of the region will continue to bring strong to locally near gale force gap winds to the Papagayo region through Sun night. Fresh to strong N winds are expected across and downwind of the Gulf of Panama, strongest at night, through Sat, then moderate to fresh afterward. 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 Fri. $$ PMZ111-310515- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1015 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-310515- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1015 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. 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 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-310515- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1015 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-310515- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1015 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-310515- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1015 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...S winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-310515- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1015 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 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...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ123-310515- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1015 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Chan