000 FZPN28 KNHC 130936 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 136 AM PST Fri Dec 13 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. PMZ101-132145- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 136 AM PST Fri Dec 13 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong NE gap winds will prevail across the Gulf of Papagayo region through late Sat morning as strong high pressure persist over eastern Mexico, the southern Gulf of Mexico, and the NW Caribbean in the wake of a stalling Caribbean front. Winds across Papagayo will then pulse to strong speeds each night Sat night into early Mon. Elsewhere, fresh to locally strong N winds and rough seas occurring along the eastern edge of a Tehuantepec gale-force wind event will impact the offshore waters of southwestern Guatemala through sunrise, with associated NW swell dominating the waters as far SE as Papagayo today. Winds offshore of Guatemala will diminish this morning with seas slowly subsiding throughout the day. Moderate to fresh N winds will pulse across the western Gulf of Panama each night 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. $$ PMZ111-132145- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 136 AM PST Fri Dec 13 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-132145- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 136 AM PST Fri Dec 13 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-132145- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 136 AM PST Fri Dec 13 2024 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-132145- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 136 AM PST Fri Dec 13 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .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. .MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-132145- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 136 AM PST Fri Dec 13 2024 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ121-132145- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 136 AM PST Fri Dec 13 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 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. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ123-132145- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 136 AM PST Fri Dec 13 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling