000 FZPN28 KNHC 221538 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 838 AM PDT Mon May 22 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. PMZ101-230345- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 838 AM PDT Mon May 22 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh NE to E winds in the Gulf of Papagayo region will diminish this afternoon, then develop as fresh SE winds tonight and diminish on Tue. Gentle to moderate winds will prevail across the remainder of the offshore waters. Additional pulses of long- period SW swell will cross the Equator today with sea heights mainly in the 5 to 7 ft range. Heavy showers and thunderstorms will continue offshore Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia today. Reduced visibilities in haze are possible from the Guatemala to the Nicaragua offshore waters due to smoke produced by ongoing agricultural fires. Looking ahead, building seas of 8 to 10 ft in long-period SW swell are expected between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands by Fri. $$ PMZ111-230345- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 838 AM PDT Mon May 22 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds, becoming 19 seconds late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ113-230345- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 838 AM PDT Mon May 22 2023 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds, becoming 18 seconds late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ115-230345- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 838 AM PDT Mon May 22 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .ED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ117-230345- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 838 AM PDT Mon May 22 2023 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...Gulf of Panama, W winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, 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 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-230345- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 838 AM PDT Mon May 22 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-230345- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 838 AM PDT Mon May 22 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ123-230345- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 838 AM PDT Mon May 22 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre