000 FZPN28 KNHC 080906 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 206 AM PDT Sat Apr 8 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. PMZ101-082115- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 206 AM PDT Sat Apr 8 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong easterly gap winds in the Gulf of Papagayo will diminish to fresh speeds this afternoon. These winds will pulse back up to fresh to strong speeds at night and into the early afternoons through Mon. Gentle to moderate winds will continue elsewhere along with a moderate long-period southerly swell, except in the Gulf of Panama where fresh northerly winds are expected through Tue night. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are offshore Costa Rica. This activity is likely to continue through the weekend. $$ PMZ111-082115- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 206 AM PDT Sat Apr 8 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-082115- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 206 AM PDT Sat Apr 8 2023 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Elsewhere, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming NE to E 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell, building to 5 to 7 ft late Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Elsewhere, NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Elsewhere, NW to N 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-082115- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 206 AM PDT Sat Apr 8 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-082115- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 206 AM PDT Sat Apr 8 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-082115- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 206 AM PDT Sat Apr 8 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. Isolated showers. .MON...W to NW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-082115- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 206 AM PDT Sat Apr 8 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-082115- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 206 AM PDT Sat Apr 8 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre