000 FZPN28 KNHC 050240 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 740 PM PDT Fri Aug 4 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. PMZ101-051445- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 740 PM PDT Fri Aug 4 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate easterly gap winds offshore of the Papagayo region will pulse each night to fresh to strong through Mon morning. Gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas should persist for the rest of the offshore waters into early next week. Expect moderate southerly winds with increased southerly swell near the Galapagos Islands Sat into Sun. $$ PMZ111-051445- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 740 PM PDT Fri Aug 4 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ113-051445- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 740 PM PDT Fri Aug 4 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ115-051445- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 740 PM PDT Fri Aug 4 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ117-051445- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 740 PM PDT Fri Aug 4 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ119-051445- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 740 PM PDT Fri Aug 4 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-051445- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 740 PM PDT Fri Aug 4 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-051445- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 740 PM PDT Fri Aug 4 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling