000 FZPN28 KNHC 170211 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 711 PM 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. PMZ101-171415- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 711 PM PDT Tue May 16 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Offshore winds will pulse to fresh to strong in the Papagayo region during the late night/early morning hours starting Thu night. Otherwise, gentle to moderate winds will prevail across the waters, locally fresh from Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands S of the Equator late Thu night/Fri morning. Seas of 5-8 ft in S-SW swell will subside through Wed night. A new set of S-SW swell will arrive across the Ecuador to Galapagos Islands waters Thu, building seas to 7-9 ft there through Fri night, then decaying slightly thereafter. Reduced visibilities in haze are possible from the Guatemala to the Costa Rica offshore waters due to smoke produced by ongoing agricultural fires. $$ PMZ111-171415- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 711 PM PDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Haze. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Haze. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-171415- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 711 PM PDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Haze. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 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, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to 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 to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 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 15 seconds. .SUN...E 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 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-171415- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 711 PM PDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-171415- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 711 PM PDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to E. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Panama, N 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...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-171415- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 711 PM PDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-171415- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 711 PM PDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S 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 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ123-171415- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 711 PM PDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds, becoming 21 seconds in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 20 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 21 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky