000 FZPN28 KNHC 160319 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 819 PM PDT Tue Oct 15 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. PMZ101-161530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 819 PM PDT Tue Oct 15 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate gap winds across the Papagayo region will pulse to fresh tonight before becoming light and variable for the next few days. Seas across the area waters will slowly subside through Fri as gentle to moderate winds persist, and small NW and SW swell dominates the area waters. New cross-equatorial S swell will enter the regional waters Fri night through Sun night, gradually raising sea heights into the 5-8 ft range. Active convection accompanying a tropical wave across the west and northwest Caribbean Fri through the weekend will shift into the Pacific offshore waters from Nicaragua to Guatemala Sat and Sun. $$ PMZ111-161530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 819 PM PDT Tue Oct 15 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 10 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ113-161530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 819 PM PDT Tue Oct 15 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W swell. Period 10 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-161530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 819 PM PDT Tue Oct 15 2024 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-161530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 819 PM PDT Tue Oct 15 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-161530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 819 PM PDT Tue Oct 15 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-161530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 819 PM PDT Tue Oct 15 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ PMZ123-161530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 819 PM PDT Tue Oct 15 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling