000 FZPN28 KNHC 262120 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 220 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 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. PMZ101-270930- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 220 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Abundant moisture in a southerly wind flow will continue to support some shower and thunderstorm activity near the Galapagos Islands through at least Thu. Winds and seas could be higher near thunderstorms. Otherwise, light to gentle winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail across the entire region through Thu night. Starting Fri, gap winds in the Papagayo area and Gulf of Panama will steadily increase as high pressure builds north of the area. Also on Fri, seas generated in the Tehuantepec region will spread across the SW offshore waters of Guatemala and El Salvador, building seas there to 8 to 9 ft. $$ PMZ111-270930- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 220 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-270930- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 220 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SW to W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-270930- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 220 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-270930- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 220 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-270930- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 220 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-270930- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 220 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 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. $$ PMZ123-270930- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 220 PM PDT Tue Mar 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster GR