114 FZPN28 KNHC 132048 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 148 PM PDT Sat May 13 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. PMZ101-140900- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 148 PM PDT Sat May 13 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Seasonally tranquil conditions will persist across the offshore waters through the middle of next week. Moderate gap winds across the Papagayo region will pulse to locally strong each night before diminishing Mon afternoon. Building SW swell will reach the Galapagos Islands early Mon, then reach the nearshore waters of Central America early on Tue, resulting in seas of 7-9 ft. Reduced visibilities in haze are expected from the Guatemala to the Costa Rica offshore waters due to smoke produced by ongoing agricultural fires. $$ PMZ111-140900- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 148 PM PDT Sat May 13 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Haze. Scattered showers. Vsby 3 NM. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Haze. Vsby 3 NM. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ113-140900- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 148 PM PDT Sat May 13 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Haze through the night. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Haze. .SUN NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...E to SE 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 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ115-140900- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 148 PM PDT Sat May 13 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SUN NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ117-140900- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 148 PM PDT Sat May 13 2023 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ119-140900- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 148 PM PDT Sat May 13 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-140900- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 148 PM PDT Sat May 13 2023 .TONIGHT...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 5 to 7 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. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to 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. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ123-140900- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 148 PM PDT Sat May 13 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling