748 FZPN28 KNHC 130115 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 615 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. PMZ101-131315- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 615 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 morning. Building SW swell to around 8 ft should begin reaching the Galapagos Islands Sun night, then reach the nearshore waters of Central America on Tue, producing seas of 6-7 ft. Reduced visibilities in haze are expected from the Guatemala to the Costa Rica offshore waters due to smoke produced by ongoing agricultural fires. $$ PMZ111-131315- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 615 PM PDT Fri May 12 2023 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Haze and areas of smoke. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. Vsby 3 NM. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-131315- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 615 PM PDT Fri May 12 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Haze and areas of smoke. Vsby 3 NM. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE to S winds 10 kt, becoming NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 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 4 to 6 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...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 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. $$ PMZ115-131315- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 615 PM PDT Fri May 12 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-131315- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 615 PM PDT Fri May 12 2023 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 20 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-131315- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 615 PM PDT Fri May 12 2023 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-131315- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 615 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 and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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. $$ PMZ123-131315- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 615 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 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms 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, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds, becoming 19 seconds in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms 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, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 20 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 21 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky