000 FZPN28 KNHC 172104 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 104 PM PST Sat Feb 17 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. PMZ101-180915- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 104 PM PST Sat Feb 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Relatively benign marine conditions will prevail for the next several days. A gap wind event along with rough seas are anticipated in the Papagayo region from Mon to beyond midweek next week, as a ridge builds over the northwestern Caribbean. Fresh to strong NE to E gap winds could reach gale- force Wed night into early Thu morning. Looking ahead, fresh N winds and building seas are expected over the Gulf of Panama by late Mon. $$ PMZ111-180915- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 104 PM PST Sat Feb 17 2024 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-180915- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 104 PM PST Sat Feb 17 2024 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NW to N winds 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Period 11 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-180915- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 104 PM PST Sat Feb 17 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-180915- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 104 PM PST Sat Feb 17 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...Gulf of Panama, N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...N to NE 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 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-180915- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 104 PM PST Sat Feb 17 2024 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...Gulf of Guayaquil, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers in the evening, then scattered tstms late. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ121-180915- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 104 PM PST Sat Feb 17 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-180915- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 104 PM PST Sat Feb 17 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SUN...Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Lee of Galapagos Islands, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Elsewhere, and W to NW 10 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt Elsewhere, and variable less than 5 kt Lee of Galapagos Islands. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster ERA