000 FZPN28 KNHC 242107 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 207 PM PDT Wed May 24 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. PMZ101-250915- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 207 PM PDT Wed May 24 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 through the rest of the week. Gentle to moderate southwesterly monsoonal winds and 4-6 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, however, seas will build to 7 to 10 ft in a large southerly swell. Visibility may be reduced due to haze from agricultural fires through Thu night. $$ PMZ111-250915- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 207 PM PDT Wed May 24 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds, becoming 19 seconds late. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...W winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-250915- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 207 PM PDT Wed May 24 2023 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-250915- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 207 PM PDT Wed May 24 2023 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds, becoming 16 seconds late. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-250915- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 207 PM PDT Wed May 24 2023 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. Isolated 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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-250915- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 207 PM PDT Wed May 24 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-250915- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 207 PM PDT Wed May 24 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 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 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 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-250915- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 207 PM PDT Wed May 24 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds, becoming 18 seconds late. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre