####018008840#### FZPN28 KNHC 260315 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 815 PM PDT Thu Apr 25 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. PMZ101-261515- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 815 PM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong northeasterly winds and rough seas are expected at the Papagayo region through Fri morning, then moderate to fresh winds with moderate seas through Sat morning. Moderate N winds will linger in the Gulf of Panama through Fri. Gentle to moderate winds with moderate seas will prevail elsewhere through early next week. Active thunderstorms are expected across the waters from Costa Rica eastward through early Sat. $$ PMZ111-261515- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 815 PM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ113-261515- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 815 PM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ115-261515- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 815 PM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ117-261515- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 815 PM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-261515- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 815 PM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-261515- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 815 PM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-261515- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 815 PM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling