000 FZPN28 KNHC 050838 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 138 AM PDT Wed Apr 5 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. PMZ101-052045- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 138 AM PDT Wed Apr 5 2023 .SYNOPSIS...The fresh to strong easterly gap winds across the Gulf of Papagayo will pulse tonight and Thu night. Early morning winds will pulse to fresh in the Gulf of Panama tonight and again Sat and Sun. Gentle to moderate winds will prevail elsewhere with moderate long-period southerly swell. $$ PMZ111-052045- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 138 AM PDT Wed Apr 5 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. Areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-052045- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 138 AM PDT Wed Apr 5 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. Areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...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. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-052045- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 138 AM PDT Wed Apr 5 2023 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds, becoming 16 seconds in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-052045- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 138 AM PDT Wed Apr 5 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and 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 N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 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 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-052045- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 138 AM PDT Wed Apr 5 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-052045- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 138 AM PDT Wed Apr 5 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 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. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-052045- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 138 AM PDT Wed Apr 5 2023 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen