273 FZPN28 KNHC 210324 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 824 PM PDT Sun Aug 20 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. PMZ101-211530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 824 PM PDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh E winds will pulse at night across the Gulf of Papagayo region, with fresh to strong pulses thereafter through Thu. SW monsoonal winds will increase tonight S of 09N between Colombia and waters north of the Galapagos, then increase offshore of Costa Rica and western Panama Mon and Tue. Seas will build to 8 ft Mon and then 8-10 ft on Tue in this area. Active thunderstorms will continue across the area waters Mon and Tue as this occurs. Winds will then diminish late Wed as the monsoon trough lifts northward into Nicaragua and Honduras. $$ PMZ111-211530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 824 PM PDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 11 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-211530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 824 PM PDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in SW swell. Period 7 seconds. .THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-211530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 824 PM PDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 11 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 11 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the night. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-211530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 824 PM PDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered tstms. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 7 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the day. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the night. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-211530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 824 PM PDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ121-211530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 824 PM PDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S 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 S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ123-211530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 824 PM PDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen