000 FZPN28 KNHC 280229 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 729 PM 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. PMZ101-281430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 729 PM PDT Thu Apr 27 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A weak pressure gradient will support light to gentle winds across the region through the upcoming weekend, except for gentle to moderate northerly winds across the Gulf of Panama tonight. 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 northern Costa Rica to Guatemala. $$ PMZ111-281430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 729 PM PDT Thu Apr 27 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Areas of smoke. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Areas of smoke. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-281430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 729 PM PDT Thu Apr 27 2023 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Areas of smoke. .FRI...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Areas of smoke through the day. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...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 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt. 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 winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-281430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 729 PM PDT Thu Apr 27 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Areas of smoke. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Areas of smoke. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-281430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 729 PM PDT Thu Apr 27 2023 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. and areas of smoke through the night. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. and areas of smoke through the day. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .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 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 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. .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 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-281430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 729 PM PDT Thu Apr 27 2023 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-281430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 729 PM PDT Thu Apr 27 2023 .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 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .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 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 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-281430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 729 PM PDT Thu Apr 27 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen