000 FZPN28 KNHC 280824 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 124 AM PDT Sat Oct 28 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. PMZ101-282030- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 124 AM PDT Sat Oct 28 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Low pres, invest EP92, near 11.5N93W is forecast to meander over the far eastern portion of the Eastern Pacific basin for the next several days. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for development during the next few days, and a tropical depression is likely to form this weekend or early next week. In the meantime, a gale warning is in effect beginning Sun evening with storm conditions possible beginning Mon afternoon. Otherwise, fresh to locally strong winds offshore Panama will diminish to moderate to fresh by sunrise. Mainly gentle to moderate winds will prevail elsewhere into early next week. Meanwhile, mixed swell will maintain seas in the 5-8 ft range through the weekend and into early next week. Looking ahead, a possible strong gale force Gulf of Tehuantepec gap wind event may send very large and building seas offshore Guatemala by the middle of next week. $$ PMZ111-282030- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 124 AM PDT Sat Oct 28 2023 ...GALE WARNING... ...STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE... .TODAY...Winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SUN...Winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...Winds 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...Winds 25 to 40 kt, increasing to 30 to 50 kt near low in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 19 ft in SE to S swell. Period 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 50 kt near low. Seas 12 to 19 ft in SE to S swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...Winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 50 kt near low. Seas 11 to 17 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 25 kt, except 20 to 40 kt near low. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 25 kt, except 25 to 35 kt near low. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW swell. Period 10 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 25 kt, except 25 to 35 kt near low. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW swell. Period 10 seconds. $$ PMZ113-282030- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 124 AM PDT Sat Oct 28 2023 .TODAY...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S to SW 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 8 seconds. Scattered tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW swell. Period 7 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 8 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-282030- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 124 AM PDT Sat Oct 28 2023 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-282030- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 124 AM PDT Sat Oct 28 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-282030- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 124 AM PDT Sat Oct 28 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-282030- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 124 AM PDT Sat Oct 28 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...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 17 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-282030- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 124 AM PDT Sat Oct 28 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell, except 2 to 4 ft Lee of Galapagos Islands. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky