000 FZPN28 KNHC 271520 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 820 AM PDT Thu Apr 27 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. PMZ101-280330- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 820 AM PDT Thu Apr 27 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A weak pressure gradient will support light to gentle mainly onshore breezes across the region through late week, except for gentle to moderate northerly winds across the Gulf of Panama. Expect slight to moderate combined seas primarily in S to SW swell. Also, areas of smoke from agricultural fires may persist over the offshore waters from Panama to Guatemala. $$ PMZ111-280330- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 820 AM PDT Thu Apr 27 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-280330- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 820 AM PDT Thu Apr 27 2023 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N 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 13 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-280330- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 820 AM PDT Thu Apr 27 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-280330- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 820 AM PDT Thu Apr 27 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-280330- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 820 AM PDT Thu Apr 27 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-280330- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 820 AM PDT Thu Apr 27 2023 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 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 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 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 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-280330- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 820 AM PDT Thu Apr 27 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster GR