000 FZPN28 KNHC 021643 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 843 AM PST Tue Jan 2 2024 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. PMZ101-030445- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 843 AM PST Tue Jan 2 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A building ridge north of the area will support the continuation of strong NE gap winds over the Papagayo region through mid-day Wed, with seas to 9 ft in NW to W swell. Meanwhile, seas to 8 ft will also continue offshore Guatemala and El Salvador into mid-week due to continued NW swell over the area. Moderate NW swell will affect the remainder of the area through mid-week. Moderate N winds will pulse to fresh at night in the Gulf of Panama through tonight, then weaken modestly through Fri. Otherwise, a weak pressure gradient will result in moderate or lighter winds across the rest of the area through the end of this week. $$ PMZ111-030445- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 843 AM PST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-030445- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 843 AM PST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-030445- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 843 AM PST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-030445- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 843 AM PST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-030445- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 843 AM PST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-030445- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 843 AM PST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-030445- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 843 AM PST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos