000 FZPN28 KNHC 200841 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 141 AM PDT Thu Apr 20 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. PMZ101-202045- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 141 AM PDT Thu Apr 20 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure north of the area will support fresh to strong gap winds pulses into Thu morning across the Gulf of Papagayo and the coast of Nicaragua. Moderate to fresh winds in the Gulf of Panama will also continue into Thu morning. Elsewhere, light to gentle variable winds and moderate seas in SW swell will prevail through early next week. $$ PMZ111-202045- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 141 AM PDT Thu Apr 20 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Haze. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-202045- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 141 AM PDT Thu Apr 20 2023 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. Haze. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-202045- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 141 AM PDT Thu Apr 20 2023 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-202045- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 141 AM PDT Thu Apr 20 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-202045- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 141 AM PDT Thu Apr 20 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-202045- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 141 AM PDT Thu Apr 20 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-202045- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 141 AM PDT Thu Apr 20 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling