000 FZPN28 KNHC 290212 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 712 PM 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. PMZ101-291415- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 712 PM 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. $$ PMZ111-291415- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 712 PM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Areas of smoke. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Areas of smoke. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Areas of smoke. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. Areas of smoke. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-291415- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 712 PM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Areas of smoke. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Areas of smoke. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Areas of smoke. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. Areas of smoke. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E 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 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-291415- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 712 PM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-291415- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 712 PM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, W to NW winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, 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, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming 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. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. 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. 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. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-291415- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 712 PM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ121-291415- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 712 PM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 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 13 seconds, becoming 15 seconds in the afternoon. .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 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 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-291415- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 712 PM PDT Fri Apr 28 2023 .TONIGHT...Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen