000 FZPN28 KNHC 160927 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 227 AM PDT Wed Aug 16 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. PMZ101-162130- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 227 AM PDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to locally strong winds are expected in the Papagayo region trough Thu night. The broad area of low pressure near southern Mexico will continue to move westward and away from the Guatemala and El Salvador offshore waters tonight into Wed. Winds will increase to moderate between Ecuador and the the Galapagos Islands waters by Wed night and will persist the rest of the week. Expect moderate seas within S to SW swell in this area. $$ PMZ111-162130- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 227 AM PDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ113-162130- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 227 AM PDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. 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 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ115-162130- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 227 AM PDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 10 seconds. $$ PMZ117-162130- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 227 AM PDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ119-162130- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 227 AM PDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-162130- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 227 AM PDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 10 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-162130- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 227 AM PDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 10 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster GR