000 FZPN28 KNHC 182028 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 128 PM PDT Wed Oct 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. PMZ101-190830- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 128 PM PDT Wed Oct 18 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate seas from swell generated by a Gulf of Tehuantepec gap wind event will subside offshore Guatemala tonight. Winds will pulse moderate to fresh near the Gulf of Papagayo through Thu morning. Gentle to moderate winds will prevail south of the monsoon trough. Seas may build slightly in SW swell offshore Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands by the end of the week into the weekend, then build slightly across the waters from W to E by the end of the weekend as NW swell arrives. Meanwhile, $$ PMZ111-190830- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 128 PM PDT Wed Oct 18 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 11 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. eriod 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-190830- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 128 PM PDT Wed Oct 18 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 11 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-190830- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 128 PM PDT Wed Oct 18 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-190830- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 128 PM PDT Wed Oct 18 2023 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ119-190830- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 128 PM PDT Wed Oct 18 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-190830- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 128 PM PDT Wed Oct 18 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-190830- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 128 PM PDT Wed Oct 18 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 1 to 3 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky