000 FZNT23 KNHC 010941 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS NEAR 16.6N 59.W AT 0900 UTC MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUST TO 45 KT. CHRIS WILL MOVE 17.3N 61.0W THIS AFTERNOON TO 18.2N 63.2W TONIGHT AND 19.0N 65.3W WED THEN W OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 12N WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-011530- CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 16N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N. .THU AND FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E PART TUE AND WED. .SAT...W OF 68W E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS IN SCATTERED TSTMS E PART SPREADING W. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N W OF 58W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT SW QUADRANT HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUST 45 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT GUST TO 55 KT TONIGHT . SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH 30 NM SE AND NW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NE QUADRANT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 15N. .WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITH 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 60W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N OF 16N NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE FRI. S OF 16N NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 16N NE WIND INCREASE TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. S OF 16N S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED STRONG TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS E OF THE AREA NEAR 16.6N 59.2W AT 01/0900 UTC. CHRIS WILL MOVE TO 19.0N 65.3W WED NEAR 19.9N 67.5W WED NIGHT AND NEAR 21.3N 71.W THU NIGHT AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI AND SAT. HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N E OF 78W WED THROUGH SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .WED THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE 40 NM SE QUADRANT AND 30 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUST 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF 74W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 74W. .FRI AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N BETWEEN W OF 70W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM T.S. CHRIS. $$ FORECASTER DGS