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Offshore Forecast
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247 FZPN28 KNHC 152115 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 215 PM PDT Thu Aug 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. PMZ101-160915- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 215 PM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Mainly gentle to moderate S to SW winds will prevail south of the monsoon trough during the next several days while light to gentle winds are expected N of it. Seas will be generally in the 4 to 6 ft range. Gentle southerly winds are expected in the Gulf of Papagayo through Sun. $$ PMZ111-160915- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 215 PM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ113-160915- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 215 PM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 18 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ115-160915- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 215 PM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ117-160915- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 215 PM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the night. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the day. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ119-160915- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 215 PM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ121-160915- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 215 PM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ PMZ123-160915- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 215 PM PDT Thu Aug 15 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 12 seconds. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. $$ Forecaster GR