000 FZPN28 KNHC 150329 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 729 PM PST Sat Dec 14 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. PMZ101-151530- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 729 PM PST Sat Dec 14 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Strong NE winds will continue across the Papagayo region through Sun morning as a strong high pressure ridge across the southeastern United States extending into the southwestern Gulf of Mexico prevails. Winds will then pulse fresh to locally strong speeds each night Sun night through at least the middle of next week. Moderate N winds are expected to pulse to locally fresh in the Gulf of Panama each night through the middle of next week as low pressure persists near the coast of Colombia. Otherwise, gentle to moderate S to SW winds and moderate seas will prevail south of the monsoon trough, with gentle winds and slight seas occurring north of the trough, away from the gap winds. $$ PMZ111-151530- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 729 PM PST Sat Dec 14 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-151530- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 729 PM PST Sat Dec 14 2024 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-151530- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 729 PM PST Sat Dec 14 2024 .TONIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-151530- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 729 PM PST Sat Dec 14 2024 .TONIGHT...Gulf of Panama N winds increasing 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SUN NIGHT...Gulf of Panama N winds increasing 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-151530- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 729 PM PST Sat Dec 14 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-151530- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 729 PM PST Sat Dec 14 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ123-151530- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 729 PM PST Sat Dec 14 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 18 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ Forecaster Stripling