000 FZPN28 KNHC 252156 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 256 PM PDT Thu May 25 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. PMZ101-261000- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 256 PM PDT Thu May 25 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 upcoming weekend. Gentle to moderate southwesterly monsoonal winds are forecast for the offshore waters of Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador until Fri night. Afterward, monsoonal winds will become mainly gentle. Seas building to 7 to 11 ft in long-period S to SW will propagate across the waters between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands tonight through Fri night before slowly subsiding. Seas of 8 ft associated with this swell event will reach the offshore waters of western Panama and Costa Rica Fri night into Sat. Reduced visibility due to haze from agricultural fires will persist across northern central American through at least Fri night. $$ PMZ111-261000- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 256 PM PDT Thu May 25 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-261000- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 256 PM PDT Thu May 25 2023 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. 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. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-261000- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 256 PM PDT Thu May 25 2023 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near numerous showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-261000- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 256 PM PDT Thu May 25 2023 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms S of 05N. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms S of 05N. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. 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 Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-261000- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 256 PM PDT Thu May 25 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-261000- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 256 PM PDT Thu May 25 2023 .TONIGHT...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 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S 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. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-261000- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 256 PM PDT Thu May 25 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds, becoming 18 seconds late. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre