000 FZPN28 KNHC 191631 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 931 AM PDT Sat Aug 19 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. PMZ101-200445- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 931 AM PDT Sat Aug 19 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh E winds will pulse across the Gulf of Papagayo through this morning and again on Sun. Light to gentle breezes and slight to moderate seas will persist elsewhere into Sun. Looking ahead, SW winds will increase off Costa Rica and western Panama Mon and Tue, then diminish through mid week as the monsoon trough lifts northward. Elsewhere across the offshore forecast waters of Central and South America, gentle to moderate winds and moderate seas are expected through the period. $$ PMZ111-200445- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 931 AM PDT Sat Aug 19 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 11 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 11 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 11 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-200445- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 931 AM PDT Sat Aug 19 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-200445- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 931 AM PDT Sat Aug 19 2023 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 11 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 8 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 8 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ117-200445- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 931 AM PDT Sat Aug 19 2023 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the night. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 10 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-200445- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 931 AM PDT Sat Aug 19 2023 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-200445- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 931 AM PDT Sat Aug 19 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW 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 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-200445- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 931 AM PDT Sat Aug 19 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Period 10 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 10 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling/Mahoney