000 FZPN28 KNHC 230317 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 817 PM PDT Tue Aug 22 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. PMZ101-231530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 817 PM PDT Tue Aug 22 2023 .SYNOPSIS...An active monsoon trough will support fresh to strong SW winds and rough seas off Costa Rica and Nicaragua through Thu. These winds and seas will diminish Fri as the monsoon trough lifts north of the area. $$ PMZ111-231530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 817 PM PDT Tue Aug 22 2023 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ113-231530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 817 PM PDT Tue Aug 22 2023 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...SW to W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ115-231530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 817 PM PDT Tue Aug 22 2023 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the night. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the day. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ117-231530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 817 PM PDT Tue Aug 22 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 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 15 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 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 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ119-231530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 817 PM PDT Tue Aug 22 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 10 seconds. $$ PMZ121-231530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 817 PM PDT Tue Aug 22 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 10 seconds. $$ PMZ123-231530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 817 PM PDT Tue Aug 22 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 10 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen