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FZPN28 KNHC 231601
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
901 AM PDT Thu May 23 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.

PMZ101-240415-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
901 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to strong thunderstorms will continue to
pulse over the offshore waters from Costa Rica to Colombia
through Fri night. For waters south of 08N, winds will be
moderate to fresh through Fri. Gentle to moderate S to SW winds
will persist across the Central and South American offshore
waters from Fri night through early next week S of 08N, with
light to gentle breezes north of 08N. Light to medium haze from
smoke caused by agricultural fires over Mexico could reduce
visibilities over portions of the Central America offshore waters
through tonight.

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PMZ111-240415-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
901 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. Haze. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 14 seconds. Haze. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 14 seconds.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S
to SW swell. 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 SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds.

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PMZ113-240415-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
901 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. Haze through the day. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms through the day.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
14 seconds. Haze.
.FRI...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, variable winds less than 5 kt
in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon.
Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the day.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 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. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...NE to E winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell.
Period 15 seconds.

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PMZ115-240415-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
901 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...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 day.
.TONIGHT...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 to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and SW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero
Peninsula, and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and SW to W 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 Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
14 seconds.

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PMZ117-240415-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
901 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...SW 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 day.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night.
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and
SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.
.MON...SW 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
15 seconds.

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PMZ119-240415-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
901 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...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 in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW
winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening,
becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
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
14 seconds.

$$

PMZ121-240415-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
901 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
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 13 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 3 to 5 ft. 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 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
Period 13 seconds.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
14 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds.

$$

PMZ123-240415-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
901 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
14 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 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
14 seconds.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
Period 12 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 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell.
Period 14 seconds.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
13 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds.

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Forecaster AKR