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FZPN28 KNHC 160339
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
839 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 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.

PMZ101-161545-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
839 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Easterly gap winds will pulse to strong across the
Gulf of Papagayo region and most of the coastal waters of
Nicaragua tonight, then diminish to moderate to fresh through
Wed. A narrow plume of rough seas will extend westward tonight
and Tue, reaching the offshore waters of Guatemala and El
Salvador. Moderate to locally fresh N to NE winds over the Gulf
of Panama will continue through Tue night. Elsewhere, moderate
winds and seas will persist through late Wed. Winds will
diminish further through Fri as a weak pressure gradient
develops across the local region and the western Caribbean. 

$$

PMZ111-161545-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
839 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas
5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 19 seconds. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period
18 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.THU...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
18 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ113-161545-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
839 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and E
15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
19 seconds. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE to S winds 10 kt,
shifting to NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, SE
winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 17 seconds. 
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ115-161545-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
839 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than
5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
19 seconds. 
.TUE...Near the Azuero Peninsula, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to 
SW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt in the
morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft
in SW swell. Period 18 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered
showers through the day. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds. 
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 18 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.SAT...E winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ117-161545-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
839 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N 10 kt
Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. Period 19 seconds.
Scattered showers through the night. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 19 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers
through the night. 
.WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds.
Scattered showers through the day. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 18 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ119-161545-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
839 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and
SE to S 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
18 seconds. 
.TUE...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening,
becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds
10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. 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 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 18 seconds. 
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
17 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Guayaquil, and S to
SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ121-161545-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
839 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
18 seconds. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
17 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 19 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 18 seconds. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 

$$

PMZ123-161545-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
839 PM PDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 

$$

Forecaster Christensen