503 
FZPN28 KNHC 160319
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
819 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2020

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.

PMZ101-161530-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
819 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2020

.SYNOPSIS...Winds will be light to gentle north of the monsoon
trough along 09N/10N, except for moderate to fresh NE to E winds
in the Papagayo region Fri night and Sat night. Moderate S to SW
winds are expected south of the monsoon trough for the next 
couple of days becoming fresh Sun through Tue. Seas will build 
in southerly swell Sun night through Tue. 

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PMZ111-161530-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
819 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2020

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 

$$

PMZ113-161530-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
819 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2020

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E winds 10 kt in the morning,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than
5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and W to
NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
17 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
18 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 

$$

PMZ115-161530-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
819 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2020

.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
18 seconds. 
.SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 18 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
20 seconds. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 20 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 

$$

PMZ117-161530-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
819 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2020

.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. 
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 18 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell.
Period 22 seconds. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period
21 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell.
Period 20 seconds. 
.TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period
19 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 

$$

PMZ119-161530-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
819 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2020

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
17 seconds. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 

$$

PMZ121-161530-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
819 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2020

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ123-161530-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
819 PM PDT Thu Oct 15 2020

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
18 seconds. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
18 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
19 seconds. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 22 seconds. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 22 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 20 seconds. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 18 seconds. 
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 18 seconds. 

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