518 FZPN28 KNHC 010236 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 636 PM PST Tue Jan 31 2023 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. PMZ101-011445- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 636 PM PST Tue Jan 31 2023 .SYNOPSIS...The fresh to strong trade winds in the Gulf of Papagayo region will prevail through the rest of the week and into the upcoming weekend. Pulsing fresh to locally strong N winds in the Gulf of Panama will diminish to moderate speeds Thu into the weekend. Large swell generated by an upcoming Gulf of Tehuantepec gale force gap-wind event is expected to begin to propagate through the Guatemala and El Salvador offshore waters starting Fri night. $$ PMZ111-011445- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 636 PM PST Tue Jan 31 2023 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 17 seconds, becoming 19 seconds late. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-011445- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 636 PM PST Tue Jan 31 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-011445- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 636 PM PST Tue Jan 31 2023 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. .WED NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-011445- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 636 PM PST Tue Jan 31 2023 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. Period 19 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and E to SE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 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...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ119-011445- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 636 PM PST Tue Jan 31 2023 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. $$ PMZ121-011445- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 636 PM PST Tue Jan 31 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ PMZ123-011445- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 636 PM PST Tue Jan 31 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Isolated showers. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. $$ Forecaster Aguirre