000 FZPN28 KNHC 060842 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 142 AM PDT Sat May 6 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. PMZ101-062045- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 142 AM PDT Sat May 6 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong gap winds will pulse each from the Gulf of Papagayo region westward to near 92W-93W through Tue morning. Moderate to fresh northerly winds will continue across the Gulf of Panama through Mon. Gentle to moderate breezes will prevail elsewhere into early next week. Slight to moderate southerly swell will prevail through the weekend. A large SW swell will reach the Galapagos waters early next week. Reduced visibility in haze will prevail from Guatemala to Nicaragua through the weekend due to smoke produced by agricultural fires. $$ PMZ111-062045- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 142 AM PDT Sat May 6 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-062045- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 142 AM PDT Sat May 6 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-062045- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 142 AM PDT Sat May 6 2023 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-062045- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 142 AM PDT Sat May 6 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-062045- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 142 AM PDT Sat May 6 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-062045- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 142 AM PDT Sat May 6 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds, becoming 16 seconds late. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-062045- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 142 AM PDT Sat May 6 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster ERA