000 FZPN28 KNHC 202023 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 123 PM 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. PMZ101-210830- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 123 PM PDT Thu Apr 20 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A weak pressure gradient will support light to gentle breezes across the region through early next week. Expect slight to moderate combined seas primarily in S to SW swell. $$ PMZ111-210830- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 123 PM PDT Thu Apr 20 2023 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Haze. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-210830- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 123 PM PDT Thu Apr 20 2023 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Haze. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 13 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 in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...E to 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...W 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. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-210830- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 123 PM PDT Thu Apr 20 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-210830- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 123 PM PDT Thu Apr 20 2023 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Gulf of Panama, E to SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 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 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 19 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-210830- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 123 PM PDT Thu Apr 20 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, NE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-210830- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 123 PM PDT Thu Apr 20 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Variable winds 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 10 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 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. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-210830- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 123 PM PDT Thu Apr 20 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen