CRNW Forecast of Sat, 2015-0228p late

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  Model Cycle: 2015 FEB 28 18Z         
  Time Zone: GMT - 7 hours             
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             SURF    SURF DIR   SEAS  PERIOD   WIND    WND/DIR
             (ft)       (deg)   (ft)   (sec)   (kts)     (deg)
            -------  --------  -----  ------  -------  -------
2/28  11am   4 -  8   SW 214    4.5    16.4    8 - 11   NE  49
2/28   5pm   3 -  7   SW 218    3.9    15.8   10 - 14  ENE  70

3/1    5am   4 -  9   SW 214    5.0    15.4   15 - 21  ENE  55
3/1   11am   4 -  8   SW 216    4.7    15.0   12 - 17  ENE  53
3/1    5pm   3 -  7   SW 214    4.5    14.5   14 - 19  ENE  65

3/2    5am   3 -  6  ESE 128    5.5     9.8   17 - 23  ENE  56
3/2   11am   5 - 11   SW 223    5.0    19.6   13 - 17  ENE  56
3/2    5pm   5 - 11   SW 221    4.9    18.9   13 - 18  ENE  63

3/3    5am   6 - 12   SW 220    5.8    17.6   16 - 21  ENE  65
3/3   11am   5 - 10   SW 219    5.1    16.8    7 - 10  ENE  77
3/3    5pm   4 -  9   SW 219    4.9    16.4    3 -  5  ESE 125

3/4    5am   4 -  9   SW 219    5.0    15.6   13 - 17  ENE  62
3/4   11am   4 -  8   SW 218    4.6    15.4    2 -  2    E  84
3/4    5pm   3 -  7   SW 218    4.3    15.2    7 - 10  SSW 194

3/5    5am   3 -  7   SW 219    4.1    14.4    9 - 12  ENE  57
3/5   11am   3 -  6   SW 217    3.9    14.3    4 -  6  NNW 343
3/5    5pm   3 -  6   SW 220    4.0    13.8    4 -  6    E  91

3/6    5am   4 -  8   SW 218    5.3    13.4   17 - 24  ENE  54
3/6   11am   3 -  7   SW 215    5.0    13.2   13 - 18  ENE  52
3/6    5pm   3 -  7   SW 219    4.8    12.7   17 - 23  ENE  57
 
Dave & Rod arrival afternoon
3/7    5am   3 -  6  ESE 118    6.2     8.6   19 - 26  ENE  53 Sat
3/7   11am   5 - 10  SSW 202    5.5    15.5   15 - 20   NE  48

CRNW Forecast of Friday, 2015-0227pm

Looks like we can expect surf in the 4 to 6 ft range for most of the week, some days smaller (12 sec swells) and some days larger (14-15 sec). End of our first week the long range forecast is showing some 18-20 sec 2 ft swell which could translate into some more powerful 5-6 ft surf. We will get wet and have some fun! Good days to test out the equipment and fin arrangements.

Weather Forecast
Today's Forecast: Clear with a low of 70 and a high of 97. East north east wind around 19 mph becoming a East north east wind around 21 mph. Today's rainfall amounts: 0 inches (0mm)

Tomorrow's Forecast: Clear with a low of 76 and a high of 95. East north east wind around 20 mph.
Tomorrow's rainfall amounts: 0 inches (0mm) 

Short and Long Term Forecast effective Friday evening, Feb 27, 2015.

SHORT TERM FORECAST (through Monday, March 2nd):

South Pacific Swell: Fun zone SSW(210-200) swell holds going into the weekend, with waist-chest-shoulder high surf at the better breaks on Saturday. Those waves wind down as the SSW swell fades for smaller surf on Sunday.

Long-period new SSW Southern Hemi swell picking up by Monday afternoon for waist-chest+ waves showing, largest late.

Wind/Weather: Most areas through central and southern Costa Rica will see a diurnal wind pattern, with calm to locally light offshore flow for the early to mid mornings, before a light+moderate onshore sea-breeze gradually develops into the afternoon. For northern Costa Rica look moderate to locally stronger offshore flow (strongest offshore flow for the northern half of the Nicoya Peninsula towards the Nicaragua border, lighter for the southern end) for the mornings. Northern regions remain offshore through the day as other areas see winds turning onshore. 

EXTENDED FORECAST (Tuesday, March 3rd, and beyond):
Highlights: Solid Southern Hemi peaks next week.
South Pacific Swell: A good looking fetch was aimed towards Central America through most of this week by a storm over the central SPAC. The healthy, long-period SSW (210-200) Southern Hemi swell starts to fill in next Monday afternoon,  steadily builds in through Tuesday, then tops out on Wednesday with consistent overhead to double overhead zone waves at lots of well exposed spots while the better breaks see more size. That surf then gradually eases through the second half of the upcoming week.

Next more moderate scale SSW swell due to fill in on Saturday, 7th, then peaks on the 8th-9th. We'll keep you posted on the progress of that storm/swell system as it develops.