000 FZPN28 KNHC 030317 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 717 PM 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. PMZ101-031530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 717 PM PST Tue Jan 2 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A building ridge north of the area will continue to support strong NE gap winds over the Papagayo region through Wed, with seas to 9 ft in NW to W swell. Moderate to fresh NE to E winds will continue to pulse through the weekend. Otherwise, a weak pressure gradient will result in light to gentle winds across the rest of the area through the end of this week. $$ PMZ111-031530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 717 PM PST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-031530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 717 PM PST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to 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 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-031530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 717 PM PST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-031530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 717 PM PST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-031530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 717 PM PST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-031530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 717 PM PST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...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 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in 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 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. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-031530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 717 PM PST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling