000 FZPN28 KNHC 181512 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 812 AM PDT Mon Sep 18 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. PMZ101-190315- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 812 AM PDT Mon Sep 18 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Gentle to moderate southerly winds over the waters between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands will prevail through mid week before diminishing. Moderate to fresh gap winds will prevail in the Gulf of Papagayo through Tue before diminishing slightly. Elsewhere, light to gentle winds will prevail. $$ PMZ111-190315- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 812 AM PDT Mon Sep 18 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ113-190315- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 812 AM PDT Mon Sep 18 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ115-190315- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 812 AM PDT Mon Sep 18 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-190315- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 812 AM PDT Mon Sep 18 2023 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .TUE...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TUE NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-190315- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 812 AM PDT Mon Sep 18 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-190315- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 812 AM PDT Mon Sep 18 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-190315- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 812 AM PDT Mon Sep 18 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 11 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 12 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 12 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky