217 FZPN28 KNHC 190840 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1240 AM PST Tue Dec 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. PMZ101-192045- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1240 AM PST Tue Dec 19 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong northeast to east winds in the Gulf of Papagayo will continue through the rest of the week, with periods of near gale force through early Thu. Winds will diminish Sat. NW swell generated by the Gulf of Tehuantepec gale-force gap wind event will impact the outer Guatemala and El Salvador offshore waters for much of the week. Moderate to fresh north winds are over the Gulf of Panama, reaching strong speeds through early Wed and again Wed night. Elsewhere, winds are expected to be moderate or weaker for the next several days. $$ PMZ111-192045- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1240 AM PST Tue Dec 19 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-192045- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1240 AM PST Tue Dec 19 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ115-192045- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1240 AM PST Tue Dec 19 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-192045- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1240 AM PST Tue Dec 19 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-192045- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1240 AM PST Tue Dec 19 2023 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-192045- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1240 AM PST Tue Dec 19 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-192045- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1240 AM PST Tue Dec 19 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre