000 FZPN28 KNHC 132140 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 240 PM PDT Sun Aug 13 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. PMZ101-140945- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 240 PM PDT Sun Aug 13 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Offshore winds will pulse to moderate to fresh at night into the early morning hours in the Papagayo region through early next week. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate winds and moderate seas will prevail through tonight. Looking ahead, a tropical wave with axis along 86W is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the far eastern portion of the east Pacific. Environmental conditions appear conducive for development during the next several days, and a tropical depression is expected to form by midweek while the system moves generally west-northwestward, roughly parallel to the coast of southern and southwestern Mexico. Expect increasing winds, seas, and unsettled weather during this time, mainly across the outer offshore waters from northern Costa Rica to Guatemala. $$ PMZ111-140945- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 240 PM PDT Sun Aug 13 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ113-140945- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 240 PM PDT Sun Aug 13 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ115-140945- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 240 PM PDT Sun Aug 13 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ117-140945- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 240 PM PDT Sun Aug 13 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ119-140945- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 240 PM PDT Sun Aug 13 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ121-140945- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 240 PM PDT Sun Aug 13 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ123-140945- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 240 PM PDT Sun Aug 13 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. $$ Forecaster ERA