000 FZPN28 KNHC 100323 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 723 PM PST Mon Dec 9 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. PMZ101-101530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 723 PM PST Mon Dec 9 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A strong surface ridge north of the Caribbean will sustain pulses of fresh to locally strong gap winds across the Gulf of Papagayo region through Tue morning, then return again Wed night through Fri night. Gentle to moderate winds with moderate seas primarily in SW swell will persist elsewhere. Strong winds and high seas along the eastern edge of a strong gale-force gap wind event in the Gulf of Tehuantepec will impact the offshore waters of Guatemala Wed night through early Fri. $$ PMZ111-101530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 723 PM PST Mon Dec 9 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in merging NW and SW swell in the afternoon. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in merging NW and SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ113-101530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 723 PM PST Mon Dec 9 2024 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 11 seconds. $$ PMZ115-101530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 723 PM PST Mon Dec 9 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-101530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 723 PM PST Mon Dec 9 2024 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-101530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 723 PM PST Mon Dec 9 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ PMZ121-101530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 723 PM PST Mon Dec 9 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-101530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 723 PM PST Mon Dec 9 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling