000 FZPN28 KNHC 020857 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 157 AM PDT Wed Aug 2 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. PMZ101-022100- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 157 AM PDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas persist across the region. Moderate to fresh gap winds will return to the Gulf of Papagayo starting Thu. Looking ahead, expect increased southerly swell near the Galapagos Islands late Sat into Sun. $$ PMZ111-022100- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 157 AM PDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-022100- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 157 AM PDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt, shifting to E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-022100- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 157 AM PDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-022100- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 157 AM PDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-022100- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 157 AM PDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-022100- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 157 AM PDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-022100- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 157 AM PDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen