000 FZPN28 KNHC 062231 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 331 PM 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. PMZ101-071045- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 331 PM PDT Sat May 6 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong gap winds will pulse each night from the Gulf of Papagayo region westward to near 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. $$ PMZ111-071045- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 331 PM PDT Sat May 6 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-071045- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 331 PM PDT Sat May 6 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. 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...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 15 seconds. .MON...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S 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. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-071045- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 331 PM PDT Sat May 6 2023 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-071045- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 331 PM PDT Sat May 6 2023 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered 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...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. 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...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-071045- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 331 PM PDT Sat May 6 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-071045- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 331 PM PDT Sat May 6 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...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...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds, becoming 18 seconds in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 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 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...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 6 to 8 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. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-071045- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 331 PM PDT Sat May 6 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos