000 FZPN28 KNHC 252158 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 158 PM PST Thu Jan 25 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. PMZ101-261000- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 158 PM PST Thu Jan 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE to E winds in the Gulf of Papagayo region will continue through the middle of next week, increasing to near gale-force at night. Rough seas in this region will range between 8-10 ft. Moderate N winds in the Gulf of Panama will reach fresh to strong speeds Mon and Tue nights. Northerly swell associated with a strong gap wind event in Tehuantepec will affect the offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador beyond 90 nm with rough seas Sun night into Tue evening. Otherwise, gentle breezes and moderate S to SW swell will persist elsewhere. $$ PMZ111-261000- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 158 PM PST Thu Jan 25 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. Period 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. Period 11 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ113-261000- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 158 PM PST Thu Jan 25 2024 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Period 11 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Period 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ115-261000- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 158 PM PST Thu Jan 25 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-261000- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 158 PM PST Thu Jan 25 2024 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Gulf of Panama, N winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-261000- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 158 PM PST Thu Jan 25 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-261000- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 158 PM PST Thu Jan 25 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-261000- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 158 PM PST Thu Jan 25 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Ramos