000 FZPN28 KNHC 032224 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 324 PM PDT Mon Apr 3 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. PMZ101-041030- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 324 PM PDT Mon Apr 3 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE to E winds are expected in the Papagayo region and Nicaraguan coast mainly at night through Tue night, then mainly moderate to fresh winds will prevail the remainder of the forecast period. Moderate to fresh N winds are forecast in the Gulf of Panama tonight, and again Fri and Fri night. Gentle to moderate winds will prevail elsewhere through the middle of the week. Moderate long-period southerly swell will persist in all the offshore waters through the next several days. $$ PMZ111-041030- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 324 PM PDT Mon Apr 3 2023 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-041030- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 324 PM PDT Mon Apr 3 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-041030- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 324 PM PDT Mon Apr 3 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TUE NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-041030- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 324 PM PDT Mon Apr 3 2023 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 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 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-041030- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 324 PM PDT Mon Apr 3 2023 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds, becoming 18 seconds in the afternoon. Scattered showers through the day. .TUE NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-041030- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 324 PM PDT Mon Apr 3 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. Scattered showers through the day. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-041030- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 324 PM PDT Mon Apr 3 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Elsewhere, and SW 10 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Flynn