000 FZPN28 KNHC 192002 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 102 PM PDT Thu Oct 19 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. PMZ101-200815- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 102 PM PDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh winds over and downstream of Papagayo will diminish this evening, with light to gentle winds then prevailing north of the monsoon trough through the weekend. Gentle to moderate winds will prevail south of the monsoon trough, except fresh to strong just offshore Costa Rica and Panama Sat and Sat night. Seas may build slightly in SW swell offshore Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands tonight and Fri, then build slightly across the waters from W to E by the end of the weekend as NW swell arrives. Meanwhile, a broad area of low pres S of the Gulf of Tehuantepec near 08.5N94.5W is expected to gradually develop, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next few days while the system meanders or drifts generally northward over the far eastern portion of the basin. $$ PMZ111-200815- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 102 PM PDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-200815- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 102 PM PDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-200815- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 102 PM PDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-200815- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 102 PM PDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and 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 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the night. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 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 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-200815- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 102 PM PDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-200815- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 102 PM PDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TONIGHT...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 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. 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 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-200815- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 102 PM PDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 24 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell, except 3 to 5 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky