000 FZPN28 KNHC 122036 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 136 PM PDT Fri May 12 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. PMZ101-130845- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 136 PM PDT Fri May 12 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Seasonally tranquil conditions will persist across the offshore waters through early next week. Moderate gap winds across the Papagayo region will pulse to fresh each night through Mon. Building SW swell to around 8 ft should begin reaching the Galapagos Islands Sun night, and reach the nearshore waters of Central America on Tue. Reduced visibilities in haze are expected from the Guatemala to the Costa Rica offshores due to smoke produced by agricultural fires. $$ PMZ111-130845- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 136 PM PDT Fri May 12 2023 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Haze. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Haze. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-130845- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 136 PM PDT Fri May 12 2023 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Haze. Scattered showers. .SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Haze. .SAT NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-130845- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 136 PM PDT Fri May 12 2023 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-130845- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 136 PM PDT Fri May 12 2023 .TONIGHT...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...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in 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 SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ119-130845- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 136 PM PDT Fri May 12 2023 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds, becoming 18 seconds in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ121-130845- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 136 PM PDT Fri May 12 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .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. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ123-130845- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 136 PM PDT Fri May 12 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds, becoming 19 seconds in the afternoon. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 22 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling