000 FZPN28 KNHC 142114 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 214 PM PDT Sun May 14 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. PMZ101-150915- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 214 PM PDT Sun May 14 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Strong thunderstorm activity is expected to persist across the waters S of Panama and Costa Rica through Tue. NE-E gap winds will pulse to fresh across the Papagayo region tonight, and then to strong Thu night and Fri night. Elsewhere, seasonally tranquil conditions will persist through Thu, with moderate southerly winds from Ecuador to the Galapagos. Building SW swell will reach the Galapagos Islands tonight with peak seas on Mon of 8-9 ft, then reach the nearshore waters of Central America early on Tue with peak seas of 7 ft there. New SW swell should reach the Galapagos waters early Thu, with seas building to 8-9 ft across the offshore waters from Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands Thu night. Reduced visibilities in haze are expected from the Guatemala to the Costa Rica offshore waters due to smoke produced by ongoing agricultural fires. $$ PMZ111-150915- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 214 PM PDT Sun May 14 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. Haze. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Haze. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ113-150915- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 214 PM PDT Sun May 14 2023 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to E 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. Haze. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Haze. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SE 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...NE 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. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ115-150915- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 214 PM PDT Sun May 14 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds, becoming 17 seconds late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ117-150915- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 214 PM PDT Sun May 14 2023 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds, becoming 19 seconds late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED...N 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 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-150915- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 214 PM PDT Sun May 14 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-150915- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 214 PM PDT Sun May 14 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW 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. Scattered showers through the day. .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 16 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 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-150915- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 214 PM PDT Sun May 14 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere, and SE to S 10 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling