000 FZPN28 KNHC 310824 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 124 AM PDT Fri Mar 31 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. PMZ101-312030- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 124 AM PDT Fri Mar 31 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure north of the region will continue to support fresh to strong gap winds across the Gulf of Papagayo and Nicaraguan coast through Mon night. Fresh to strong northerly gap winds through the Gulf of Panama will gradually diminish through Sun night. Gentle to moderate winds will prevail elsewhere through midweek next week. Moderate long-period southerly swell will persist in all the offshore waters the next several days. $$ PMZ111-312030- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 124 AM PDT Fri Mar 31 2023 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-312030- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 124 AM PDT Fri Mar 31 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-312030- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 124 AM PDT Fri Mar 31 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-312030- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 124 AM PDT Fri Mar 31 2023 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-312030- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 124 AM PDT Fri Mar 31 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-312030- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 124 AM PDT Fri Mar 31 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .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 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-312030- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 124 AM PDT Fri Mar 31 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen