000 FZPN28 KNHC 200848 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1248 AM PST Wed Nov 20 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. PMZ101-202100- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1248 AM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong N to NE winds and very rough seas associated with a Gulf of Tehuantepec gap wind event are forecast to affect the far western Guatemala offshore waters early Thu through Fri. Fresh to strong E to NE winds will then pulse in the Gulf of Papagayo Fri night into early next week. Elsewhere, moderate to locally fresh SW winds will occur offshore of Colombia and Ecuador, mainly east of 86W, on Thu and Fri as low pressure in the southwestern Caribbean strengthens. Looking ahead, a long-period S to SW swell will promote rough seas offshore of Ecuador early next week. $$ PMZ111-202100- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1248 AM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ113-202100- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1248 AM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. Isolated tstms in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 11 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ115-202100- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1248 AM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ117-202100- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1248 AM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 11 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ119-202100- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1248 AM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-202100- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1248 AM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-202100- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1248 AM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster ADAMS