935 FZPN28 KNHC 031621 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 921 AM PDT Thu Aug 3 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. PMZ101-040430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 921 AM PDT Thu Aug 3 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate with locally fresh easterly gap winds offshore from the Papagayo region will pulse to between fresh to strong late tonight into early Fri morning. This nightly trend is expected to continue through Sun morning. Gentle to moderate NE to SE to SW winds and slight to moderate seas should persist for the rest of the offshore waters into early next week. Looking ahead, expect increased southerly swell near the Galapagos Islands Sat into Sun. $$ PMZ111-040430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 921 AM PDT Thu Aug 3 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-040430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 921 AM PDT Thu Aug 3 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...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 5 to 7 ft. 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 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to 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. $$ PMZ115-040430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 921 AM PDT Thu Aug 3 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-040430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 921 AM PDT Thu Aug 3 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 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. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...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 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 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...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-040430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 921 AM PDT Thu Aug 3 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-040430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 921 AM PDT Thu Aug 3 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...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 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 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 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-040430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 921 AM PDT Thu Aug 3 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ Forecaster AKR