000 FZPN28 KNHC 100257 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 757 PM PDT Wed Aug 9 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. PMZ101-101500- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 757 PM PDT Wed Aug 9 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Scattered thunderstorms will shift W across the offshore waters of Colombia and Panama through at least tonight. Offshore winds will pulse to moderate to fresh at night into the early morning hours in the Papagayo region. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate winds and mainly moderate seas will prevail through Sun night. Looking ahead, an area of low pressure is forecast to develop early next week offshore of Central America. Some gradual development of this system is possible during the early and middle parts of next week as it moves generally west- northwestward, roughly parallel to the coast of southern Mexico. $$ PMZ111-101500- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 757 PM PDT Wed Aug 9 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-101500- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 757 PM PDT Wed Aug 9 2023 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-101500- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 757 PM PDT Wed Aug 9 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms through the night. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ117-101500- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 757 PM PDT Wed Aug 9 2023 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-101500- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 757 PM PDT Wed Aug 9 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-101500- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 757 PM PDT Wed Aug 9 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-101500- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 757 PM PDT Wed Aug 9 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling