000 FZPN28 KNHC 140229 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 729 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. PMZ101-141430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 729 PM PDT Sat May 13 2023 .SYNOPSIS...NE-E winds will pulse to fresh to strong in the Papagayo region tonight through Sun morning, then moderate to fresh Sun night through Mon morning, and again Wed night into Thu morning. Elsewhere, seasonally tranquil conditions will persist through Thu. Building SW swell will reach the Galapagos Islands Sun night with peak seas of 7-9 ft, then reach the nearshore waters of Central America early on Tue with peak seas of 6-7 ft there. New SW swell should reach the Galapagos waters early Thu, with seas possibly building to 7-9 ft across the offshore waters from Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands. Reduced visibilities in haze are expected from the Guatemala to the Costa Rica offshore waters due to smoke produced by ongoing agricultural fires. $$ PMZ111-141430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 729 PM PDT Sat May 13 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Haze. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ113-141430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 729 PM PDT Sat May 13 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Haze. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...NE 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 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW 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. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 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 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ115-141430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 729 PM PDT Sat May 13 2023 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ117-141430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 729 PM PDT Sat May 13 2023 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds, becoming 19 seconds late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. 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...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. $$ PMZ119-141430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 729 PM PDT Sat May 13 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds, becoming 17 seconds in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated tstms through the night. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-141430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 729 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. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 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. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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. $$ PMZ123-141430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 729 PM PDT Sat May 13 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos. Period 19 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos. Period 21 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky