000 FZPN28 KNHC 111556 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 856 AM PDT Thu May 11 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. PMZ101-120400- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 856 AM PDT Thu May 11 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Seasonally tranquil conditions will prevail across the Central American and equatorial waters through early next week. Large SW swell should begin reaching the Galapagos Islands on Mon. Reduced visibilities in haze are possible from the Guatemala to Costa Rica offshores due to smoke produced by agricultural fires. $$ PMZ111-120400- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 856 AM PDT Thu May 11 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Areas of smoke. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Areas of smoke. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Areas of smoke. Scattered showers. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ113-120400- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 856 AM PDT Thu May 11 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Areas of smoke. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Areas of smoke. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. and areas of smoke through the night. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ115-120400- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 856 AM PDT Thu May 11 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, E winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-120400- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 856 AM PDT Thu May 11 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...Gulf of Panama, N winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds, becoming 18 seconds in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...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 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-120400- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 856 AM PDT Thu May 11 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-120400- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 856 AM PDT Thu May 11 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-120400- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 856 AM PDT Thu May 11 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling