995 FZPN28 KNHC 140824 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 124 AM PDT Fri Apr 14 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. PMZ101-142030- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 124 AM PDT Fri Apr 14 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure will prevail N of the region through the weekend. This pattern will yield fresh easterly winds in the Gulf of Papagayo pulsing to strong at night and into the early morning hours through Tue night. Moderate to fresh N to NE winds are expected in the Gulf of Panama through Sat night. Elsewhere, light to gentle variable winds and slight to moderate seas in SW swell will prevail. $$ PMZ111-142030- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 124 AM PDT Fri Apr 14 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-142030- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 124 AM PDT Fri Apr 14 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...NE to 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. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-142030- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 124 AM PDT Fri Apr 14 2023 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-142030- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 124 AM PDT Fri Apr 14 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds, becoming 16 seconds late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-142030- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 124 AM PDT Fri Apr 14 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds, becoming 16 seconds late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, NE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-142030- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 124 AM PDT Fri Apr 14 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds, becoming 16 seconds late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-142030- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 124 AM PDT Fri Apr 14 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling