000 FZPN28 KNHC 281531 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 831 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. PMZ101-290345- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 831 AM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A weak pressure gradient will support light to gentle winds across the region through the upcoming weekend. 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. $$ PMZ111-290345- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 831 AM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. Areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-290345- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 831 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 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. .SAT NIGHT...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 night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. 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...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-290345- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 831 AM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-290345- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 831 AM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TODAY...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. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, W to NW winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, W to NW 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...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. 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 Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to 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 Gulf of Panama, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...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 16 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 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-290345- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 831 AM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SE to S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-290345- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 831 AM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .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. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-290345- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 831 AM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TODAY...Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, S to SW winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster GR