000 FZNT23 KNHC 011512 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TS CHRIS NEAR 17.3N 60.3W AT 1500 UTC MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. CHRIS WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY AND MOVE TO NEAR 18.8N 64.1W SUNRISE WED AND NEAR 19.7N 66.3W SUNSET WED WITH CONDITIONS SHIFTING NW OF AREA EARLY WED NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W WILL MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 75W WED...83W THU AND W OF GULF OF HONDURAS LATE FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 29W WILL MOVE INTO TROPICAL ATLC WATERS FRI NIGHT AND TROUGH THE E CARIBBEAN WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT....N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY SRN WATERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY SRN WATERS. $$ AMZ086-012130- CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 15N E OF 65W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SLY WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE WATERS. .THU AND FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NE ATLC PASSAGES LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ERN WATERS. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 ...TS WARNING N OF 16N W OF 60W THROUGH WED... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...TS FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 30 NM OVER E SEMICIRLCE OF CENTER OF CHRIS WITH HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT GRADUALLY INCREASING TO 50 KT GUST TO 60 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NE QAUD AND 30 NM SE AND NW QUAD AND BUILDING OUT TO 20 NM SW QUAD ON WED. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 57W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. .WED NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 16N NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT AND AND 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT AND 8 TO 12 FT SAT. S OF 16N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SAT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE WATERS. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TS CHRIS SE OF THE AREA NEAR 17.3N 60.3W AT 1500 UTC. CHRIS WILL MOVE TO 18.8N 64.1W SUNRISE WED...INTO SE PORTION NEAR 19.7N 66.3W SUNSET WED...NEAR 20.4N 68.4W SUNRISE THU...21.7N 72.0W SUNRISE FRI...23,0N 75.5W SUNRISE SAT...AND NEAR 24.0N 78.5W SUNRISE SUN. OTHERWISE AN E TO W RIDGE BETWEEN 27N AND 29N THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 ...TS CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N E OF 78W WED THROUGH SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 30N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 30N E OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 25N TO 30N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N W OF 78W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF 24N68W. .WED THROUGH THU...TS FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF TS CHRIS. 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 NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT FAR NW WATERS W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. .FRI AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 69W. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT FAR NW WATERS W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. $$ FORECASTER NELSON