879 FZPN28 KNHC 242006 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1206 PM PST Tue Dec 24 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. PMZ101-250815- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1206 PM PST Tue Dec 24 2024 .SYNOPSIS...The pressure gradient between high pressure extending southward over the western Caribbean and the eastern north Pacific monsoon trough will support fresh gap winds pulsing to strong winds in the Papagayo region through Wed, then moderate to fresh thereafter. Elsewhere, winds will be moderate or weaker with moderate seas through tonight. A surge of at least fresh NW to N winds will move across the offshore waters of Guatemala mid-week. Winds may freshen south of the monsoon trough beginning early Thu. Seas will build Wed as NW swell moves into the regional waters, decaying into the upcoming weekend. $$ PMZ111-250815- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1206 PM PST Tue Dec 24 2024 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-250815- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1206 PM PST Tue Dec 24 2024 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-250815- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1206 PM PST Tue Dec 24 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .WED NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-250815- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1206 PM PST Tue Dec 24 2024 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .WED...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. Isolated tstms in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 14 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 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-250815- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1206 PM PST Tue Dec 24 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-250815- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1206 PM PST Tue Dec 24 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-250815- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1206 PM PST Tue Dec 24 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster AL