000 FZPN28 KNHC 170252 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 752 PM PDT Sun Jul 16 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. PMZ101-171500- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 752 PM PDT Sun Jul 16 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE to E winds are forecast to pulse in the Papagayo region through the middle of the week with seas building to 8 ft. Light to gentle winds will dominate the remainder of the offshore forecast waters, with the exception of gentle to moderate southerly winds between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, and moderate to locally fresh NE to E winds across the offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador. Outside of the Papagayo region, seas of 4 to 5 ft in SW swell are expected. However, seas generating in the Papagayo area will spread across the offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador building seas to 5 to 7 ft. $$ PMZ111-171500- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 752 PM PDT Sun Jul 16 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ113-171500- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 752 PM PDT Sun Jul 16 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ115-171500- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 752 PM PDT Sun Jul 16 2023 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, E winds 10 kt late. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ117-171500- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 752 PM PDT Sun Jul 16 2023 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt late. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ119-171500- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 752 PM PDT Sun Jul 16 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-171500- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 752 PM PDT Sun Jul 16 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-171500- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 752 PM PDT Sun Jul 16 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen