000 FZPN28 KNHC 050217 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 717 PM PDT Wed Oct 4 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. PMZ101-051430- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 717 PM PDT Wed Oct 4 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Winds will be moderate or weaker across the offshore waters through most of the week, except for locally fresh SW winds from 06N to 10N, west of 88W through this evening. Long- period southerly swell will continue offshore Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands through early Thu, with mainly moderate seas elsewhere. Looking ahead, a large, elongated area of showers and thunderstorms located well south of the coast of Guatemala is associated with a trough of low pressure. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for gradual development during the next several days, and a tropical depression is likely to form this weekend or early next week while the disturbance moves slowly west-northwestward. $$ PMZ111-051430- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 717 PM PDT Wed Oct 4 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 8 seconds. $$ PMZ113-051430- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 717 PM PDT Wed Oct 4 2023 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 7 seconds, becoming 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 8 seconds. $$ PMZ115-051430- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 717 PM PDT Wed Oct 4 2023 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-051430- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 717 PM PDT Wed Oct 4 2023 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, SW winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, SW winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-051430- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 717 PM PDT Wed Oct 4 2023 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-051430- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 717 PM PDT Wed Oct 4 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-051430- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 717 PM PDT Wed Oct 4 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 11 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 12 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky