000 FZPN28 KNHC 251001 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 301 AM PDT Wed Oct 25 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. PMZ101-252045- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 301 AM PDT Wed Oct 25 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate southerly winds will continue across the South America and Galapagos Islands offshore waters today. Winds become moderate to fresh over the weekend. Westerly wind speeds are likely to increase to fresh to strong north of the Equator by early Thu into Fri as a broad area of low pressure is likely to form in a day or two over the far eastern Pacific waters. Mixed swell will maintain seas in the 6 to 8 ft range across most of the waters through the rest of the week, except 8 to 10 ft near the aforementioned fresh westerly winds and broad low pressure. $$ PMZ111-252045- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 301 AM PDT Wed Oct 25 2023 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Numerous showers and thunderstorms E part. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell late. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 10 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-252045- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 301 AM PDT Wed Oct 25 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E to SE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE to S 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW to W swell. Period 10 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .FRI...S winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. Period 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW to W 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 10 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 10 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ115-252045- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 301 AM PDT Wed Oct 25 2023 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ117-252045- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 301 AM PDT Wed Oct 25 2023 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Numerous showers and thunderstorms mainly N part. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-252045- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 301 AM PDT Wed Oct 25 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-252045- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 301 AM PDT Wed Oct 25 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. 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 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-252045- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 301 AM PDT Wed Oct 25 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre