000 FZPN28 KNHC 160928 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 228 AM PDT Wed Oct 16 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. PMZ101-162130- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 228 AM PDT Wed Oct 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Light to gentle winds are expected north of the monsoon trough, roughly along 09N, through Sat, including the Papagayo region. South of 09N, gentle to moderate SW to W winds are expected through Thu. 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 height into the 5-8 ft range. Active convection accompanying a tropical wave across the west and northwest Caribbean over the weekend will shift into the Pacific offshore waters from Nicaragua to Guatemala Fri night through Sun. $$ PMZ111-162130- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 228 AM PDT Wed Oct 16 2024 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, shifting to W late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 10 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ113-162130- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 228 AM PDT Wed Oct 16 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .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...E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW to W 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 to SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-162130- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 228 AM PDT Wed Oct 16 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-162130- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 228 AM PDT Wed Oct 16 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 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 12 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-162130- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 228 AM PDT Wed Oct 16 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 11 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-162130- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 228 AM PDT Wed Oct 16 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 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 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 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. $$ PMZ123-162130- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 228 AM PDT Wed Oct 16 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling