Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
377 FZPN28 KNHC 222155 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 255 PM PDT Wed May 22 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. PMZ101-231000- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 255 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to strong thunderstorms will continue to pulse over the offshore waters from Costa Rica to Colombia through Fri. For waters south of 09N, winds will be moderate to fresh through Fri. Gentle to moderate S to SW winds will persist south of 10N through Mon night, with light to gentle breezes north of 10N. Light to medium haze from smoke caused by agricultural fires over Mexico could reduce visibilities over portions of the Central America offshore waters through Thu. $$ PMZ111-231000- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 255 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Haze. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Haze. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ113-231000- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 255 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Haze through the night. Scattered showers through the night. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Haze through the day. Scattered showers through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ115-231000- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 255 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-231000- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 255 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Numerous showers and scattered tstms through the night. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms through the night. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ119-231000- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 255 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ121-231000- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 255 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. 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 13 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. $$ PMZ123-231000- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 255 PM PDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. $$ Forecaster AKR