000 FZPN28 KNHC 202148 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 248 PM PDT Fri Oct 20 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. PMZ101-211000- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 248 PM PDT Fri Oct 20 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Light to gentle winds will prevail N of the monsoon trough with gentle to moderate winds S of the monsoon trough through the weekend. Winds will begin to increase to locally moderate across the South America and Galapagos Islands offshore waters briefly early next week. Seas may build slightly in SW swell offshore Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands by the end of the weekend, spreading across the rest of the offshore waters from W to E by early next week as NW swell arrives. A broad area of low pressure is located well south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec. The environmental conditions are expected to become more conducive for this low to develop over the next couple of days. A tropical depression is likely to form later this weekend or early next week. The system is forecast to meander during the next couple of days and then drift generally northward late this weekend and into early next week. This system has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation through 48 hours, and a high chance through 7 days. $$ PMZ111-211000- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 248 PM PDT Fri Oct 20 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-211000- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 248 PM PDT Fri Oct 20 2023 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-211000- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 248 PM PDT Fri Oct 20 2023 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-211000- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 248 PM PDT Fri Oct 20 2023 .TONIGHT...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...Gulf of Panama, SW to W 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 through the night. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-211000- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 248 PM PDT Fri Oct 20 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-211000- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 248 PM PDT Fri Oct 20 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. 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 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-211000- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 248 PM PDT Fri Oct 20 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 24 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 23 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster AKR