000 FZPN28 KNHC 201951 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1151 AM PST Tue Feb 20 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. PMZ101-210800- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1151 AM PST Tue Feb 20 2024 .SYNOPSIS...The pressure gradient between high pressure over the Gulf of Mexico and low pressure within the eastern north Pacific equatorial trough is supporting fresh to strong winds over and downstream the Gulf of Papagayo, with near- gale force winds closer to the Gulf. Winds will briefly pulse to minimal gale force in the Gulf late Wed night into Thu morning with the added component of nocturnal drainage flow. Winds in the Papagayo region will briefly diminish Fri before strengthening again on Sat. Fresh to occasionally strong N to NE winds will prevail over the Gulf of Panama through Thu night before diminishing on Fri. Large NW swell generated from a gale force gap wind event in the Gulf of Tehuantepec will impact the outer waters of Guatemala and El Salvador through Wed. $$ PMZ111-210800- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1151 AM PST Tue Feb 20 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ113-210800- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1151 AM PST Tue Feb 20 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo increase to 25 to 35 kt late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt, diminish to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Period 7 seconds. $$ PMZ115-210800- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1151 AM PST Tue Feb 20 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-210800- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1151 AM PST Tue Feb 20 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-210800- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1151 AM PST Tue Feb 20 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 21 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-210800- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1151 AM PST Tue Feb 20 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 20 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-210800- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1151 AM PST Tue Feb 20 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 21 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster AL