000 FZPN28 KNHC 300856 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 156 AM PDT Sun Apr 30 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. PMZ101-302100- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 156 AM PDT Sun Apr 30 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure building well north of the area will support pulses of fresh gap winds across the Gulf of Papagayo and the coast of Nicaragua Mon, and again starting mid week mainly at night. Gentle to moderate breezes and moderate combined seas will persist elsewhere through late week. $$ PMZ111-302100- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 156 AM PDT Sun Apr 30 2023 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. Areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ113-302100- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 156 AM PDT Sun Apr 30 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Areas of smoke. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .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. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-302100- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 156 AM PDT Sun Apr 30 2023 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W to NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-302100- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 156 AM PDT Sun Apr 30 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds, becoming 18 seconds in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 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 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ119-302100- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 156 AM PDT Sun Apr 30 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ121-302100- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 156 AM PDT Sun Apr 30 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 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 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-302100- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 156 AM PDT Sun Apr 30 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen