161 FZPN28 KNHC 262002 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1202 PM PST Thu Dec 26 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. PMZ101-270815- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 1202 PM PST Thu Dec 26 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate gap winds will pulse in the Papagayo region through the next several days. Moderate to locally fresh winds will prevail south of the monsoon trough through at least the end of the week, with gentle to moderate winds across the remainder of the area. Seas will build slightly through the end of the week as NW swell moves into the regional waters, decaying into the upcoming weekend. $$ PMZ111-270815- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 1202 PM PST Thu Dec 26 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-270815- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 1202 PM PST Thu Dec 26 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 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 in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-270815- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 1202 PM PST Thu Dec 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ117-270815- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 1202 PM PST Thu Dec 26 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 21 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 20 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-270815- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 1202 PM PST Thu Dec 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .SAT...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-270815- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 1202 PM PST Thu Dec 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 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 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-270815- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 1202 PM PST Thu Dec 26 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 21 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 20 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 19 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ Forecaster AL