000 FZPN28 KNHC 051555 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 5 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. PMZ101-060400- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 5 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Winds will be moderate or weaker across the offshore waters through most of the forecast period, except for locally fresh winds W of 90W Fri through Sat. Long-period southerly swell will continue offshore Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands through today, with mainly moderate seas elsewhere through the forecast period, except locally to 8 ft near the fresh winds. Looking ahead, a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms located well south-southeast of the Gulf of Tehuantepec 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. $$ PMZ111-060400- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 5 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 10 seconds. $$ PMZ113-060400- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 5 2023 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 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...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...NW to N 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 NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 8 seconds. $$ PMZ115-060400- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 5 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-060400- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 5 2023 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...S to 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 winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 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. $$ PMZ119-060400- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 5 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-060400- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 5 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 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 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 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. $$ PMZ123-060400- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 855 AM PDT Thu Oct 5 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Christensen