000 FZPN28 KNHC 110322 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 722 PM PST Tue Dec 10 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. PMZ101-111530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 722 PM PST Tue Dec 10 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh NE gap winds across the Gulf of Papagayo will increase to strong Wed evening through Thu, then pulse to strong at night through Fri night, as a strong pressure gradient between the Colombian low and an approaching Caribbean cold front develops across the region. Rough seas in mixed E and NW swell from a Tehuantepec storm-force wind event will develop Thu through Fri. Strong winds and very rough seas along the eastern edge of this storm-force gap wind event will impact the offshore waters of southwestern Guatemala Wed night through early Fri. Winds in this area will diminish through Thu night with seas slowly subsiding through Fri. Moderate to locally fresh N winds will also pulse in the Gulf of Panama through this weekend. Otherwise, gentle to moderate S to SW winds and moderate seas will prevail south of the monsoon trough, with gentle winds and slight seas occurring north of the trough, away from the gap winds. $$ PMZ111-111530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 722 PM PST Tue Dec 10 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in merging SW and NW swell in the afternoon. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-111530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 722 PM PST Tue Dec 10 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-111530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 722 PM PST Tue Dec 10 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-111530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 722 PM PST Tue Dec 10 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-111530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 722 PM PST Tue Dec 10 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ121-111530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 722 PM PST Tue Dec 10 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-111530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 722 PM PST Tue Dec 10 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling