000 FZPN28 KNHC 262037 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 137 PM PDT Fri May 26 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. PMZ101-270845- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 137 PM PDT Fri May 26 2023 .SYNOPSIS...The main story this weekend is building long-period S to SW swell from the southern hemisphere. Seas are currently 9-11 ft west of Ecuador and will build to 8-10 ft in the remainder of the area through Sat. The exception is north of the Galapagos Islands to Nicaragua, where the swell will be blocked. Seas will abate throughout the area on Sun. Otherwise, light to gentle winds prevail north of the monsoon trough with gentle to moderate SW monsoon winds expected in the South American offshore zones. $$ PMZ111-270845- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 137 PM PDT Fri May 26 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-270845- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 137 PM PDT Fri May 26 2023 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE to S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .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. 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. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-270845- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 137 PM PDT Fri May 26 2023 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds, becoming 19 seconds late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-270845- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 137 PM PDT Fri May 26 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ119-270845- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 137 PM PDT Fri May 26 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. $$ PMZ121-270845- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 137 PM PDT Fri May 26 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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 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 14 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ PMZ123-270845- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 137 PM PDT Fri May 26 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. $$ Forecaster Flynn