000 FZPN28 KNHC 280846 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 146 AM PDT Fri Apr 28 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. PMZ101-282100- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 146 AM PDT Fri Apr 28 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. $$ PMZ111-282100- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 146 AM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. Areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds, becoming 19 seconds late. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-282100- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 146 AM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Areas of smoke through the day. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...S to SW 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 S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...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 17 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...E to SE 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 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-282100- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 146 AM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Areas of smoke. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-282100- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 146 AM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N swell. Period 15 seconds, becoming 19 seconds late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Gulf of Panama, E 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 in W swell. Period 19 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 19 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-282100- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 146 AM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-282100- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 146 AM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell. Period 5 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 6 seconds, becoming 18 seconds late. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 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 3 to 5 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 14 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 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-282100- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 146 AM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TODAY...Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell. Period 5 seconds, becoming 15 seconds in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen