000 FZPN28 KNHC 022203 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 303 PM 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. PMZ101-031015- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 303 PM 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 continue to pulse over the Gulf of Papagayo through the weekend. Looking ahead, expect increased southerly swell near the Galapagos Islands late Sat into Sun. $$ PMZ111-031015- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-031015- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 303 PM PDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...N to NE 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 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .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 15 to 20 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-031015- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-031015- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 303 PM PDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt in the evening, 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 night. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...NW to N 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. .FRI...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 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...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 14 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 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-031015- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-031015- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 303 PM PDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .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 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 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 4 to 6 ft. 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 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-031015- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 303 PM PDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ Forecaster AKR