000 FZPN28 KNHC 181417 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 717 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 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. PMZ101-190230- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 717 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE to E winds will to pulse in the Papagayo region through Thu. Moderate to fresh easterly winds with moderate to rough seas will persist off El Salvador through Wed. Moderate to fresh northerly winds and slight to moderate seas are expected in the Gulf of Panama until Thu morning. Gentle to moderate southerly winds with moderately seas are forecast between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. For the remainder of the offshore waters, light to gentle winds and seas of 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell are expected. $$ PMZ111-190230- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 717 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 2023 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 10 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ113-190230- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 717 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 2023 .TODAY...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...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 NE to E swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-190230- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 717 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 2023 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ117-190230- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 717 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 2023 .TODAY...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. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW 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 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-190230- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 717 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-190230- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 717 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 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 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 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...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ123-190230- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 717 AM PDT Tue Jul 18 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. $$ Forecaster AL