066 FZPN28 KNHC 010136 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL Issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 636 PM PDT Wed Jul 31 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. PMZ101-011345- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 636 PM PDT Wed Jul 31 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Mostly moderate east to southeast winds in the Gulf of Papagayo will diminish to gentle speeds Thu night. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate winds and moderate seas will persist through the end of the forecast period with little change in seas. Looking ahead, an area of low pressure is expected to form south of Central America and Southern Mexico later this week, where environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development. A tropical depression is likely to form by this weekend as the system moves westward to west-northwestward during the next several days as it remains offshore of the coast of Mexico. $$ PMZ111-011345- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 636 PM PDT Wed Jul 31 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms through the night. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms through the day. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-011345- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 636 PM PDT Wed Jul 31 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-011345- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 636 PM PDT Wed Jul 31 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms through the night. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered thunderstorms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-011345- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 636 PM PDT Wed Jul 31 2024 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ119-011345- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 636 PM PDT Wed Jul 31 2024 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ121-011345- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 636 PM PDT Wed Jul 31 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-011345- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 636 PM PDT Wed Jul 31 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre