000 FZPN28 KNHC 160801 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 101 AM PDT Tue May 16 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. PMZ101-162015- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 101 AM PDT Tue May 16 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Strong thunderstorm activity is expected to persist across the waters from Costa Rica and Panama southward through at least today with the potential for higher winds and seas. NE to E gap winds will pulse to fresh to strong across the Papagayo region during the overnight and early morning hours beginning Thu night. Building S-SW swell from offshore Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands will reach the nearshore waters of Central America early today with peak seas of 7-8 ft. New SW swell should reach the Galapagos waters early Thu, with seas building to 7-9 ft yet again across the offshore waters from Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands Thu night through Sat. Reduced visibilities in haze are expected from the Guatemala to the Costa Rica offshore waters due to smoke produced by ongoing agricultural fires. $$ PMZ111-162015- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 101 AM PDT Tue May 16 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Haze. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Haze. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Haze. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Haze. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-162015- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 101 AM PDT Tue May 16 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Haze. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. Haze. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Haze. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Elsewhere, S to SW 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. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-162015- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 101 AM PDT Tue May 16 2023 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-162015- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 101 AM PDT Tue May 16 2023 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-162015- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 101 AM PDT Tue May 16 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-162015- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 101 AM PDT Tue May 16 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds, becoming 19 seconds late. .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. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-162015- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 101 AM PDT Tue May 16 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds, becoming 21 seconds in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 20 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky