356 FZPN28 KNHC 170813 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1213 AM PST Sun Dec 17 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. PMZ101-172015- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1213 AM PST Sun Dec 17 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Gentle to moderate northeast to east winds in the Gulf of Papagayo will increase to fresh to strong beginning Mon, and continue through next week while expanding to the southwest. These winds are expected to reach near gale force Mon night through Wed. Rough seas are expected over the Guatemala and El Salvador offshore waters today due to the Gulf of Tehuantepec gap wind event. Elsewhere, winds are moderate or weaker for the next several days. $$ PMZ111-172015- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1213 AM PST Sun Dec 17 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-172015- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1213 AM PST Sun Dec 17 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ115-172015- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1213 AM PST Sun Dec 17 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-172015- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1213 AM PST Sun Dec 17 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, N winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-172015- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1213 AM PST Sun Dec 17 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-172015- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1213 AM PST Sun Dec 17 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ123-172015- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1213 AM PST Sun Dec 17 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre