000 FZPN28 KNHC 232140 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 240 PM PDT Tue May 23 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. PMZ101-240945- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 240 PM PDT Tue May 23 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Light to gentle winds and moderate seas north of the monsoon trough are expected to continue across the central American offshore waters, north of Costa Rica most of the week. Gentle to moderate southwesterly monsoonal winds and 4 to 6 ft seas are anticipated for the offshore waters of Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador until Fri night. Afterward, monsoonal winds will become mainly gentle but seas will build to 10 ft in large southerly swell. Possible reduced visibilities due to haze from agricultural fires will persist for the central American offshore waters north of Panama through tonight. $$ PMZ111-240945- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 240 PM PDT Tue May 23 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds, becoming 19 seconds late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-240945- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 240 PM PDT Tue May 23 2023 .TONIGHT...W 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. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. Haze. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. Haze. .WED NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. 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...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-240945- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 240 PM PDT Tue May 23 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Haze. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Haze. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-240945- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 240 PM PDT Tue May 23 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near numerous showers and thunderstorms. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-240945- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 240 PM PDT Tue May 23 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-240945- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 240 PM PDT Tue May 23 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 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. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-240945- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 240 PM PDT Tue May 23 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds, becoming 19 seconds late. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds, becoming 16 seconds in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre