000 FZNT23 KNHC 012144 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS NEAR 18.0N 61.1W AT 2130 UTC MOVING WNW OR 295 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. CHRIS WILL MOVE TO NEAR 18.5N 62.6W LATE TONIGHT ...AND SLOWLY STRENGTHEN NEAR 19.1N 64.5W WED AFTERNOON WITH CONDITIONS SHIFTING NW OF AREA EARLY WED NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 30W WILL MOVE INTO TROPICAL ATLC WATERS FRI NIGHT AND TROUGH THE E CARIBBEAN WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. $$ AMZ082-020330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .TONIGHT...E OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-020330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .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 SUN...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. $$ AMZ086-020330- CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 15N E OF 65W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SLY WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE WATERS. .THU AND FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NE ATLC PASSAGES SUN. SCATTERED TSTMS E PART. $$ AMZ087-020330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 16N W OF 60W THROUGH WED... .TONIGHT AND WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 20 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 20 NM SW QUADRANT OF CHRIS...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT LATE TONIGHT AND WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 40 E SEMICIRCLE ...20 NM SW QUADRANT AND 30 NM NW QUADRANTS...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. 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 62W S TO SE 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 AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 16N NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT AND AND TO 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT AND 8 TO 12 FT SAT AND SUN. S OF 16N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SAT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE WATERS. $$ AMZ088-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS SE OF THE AREA NEAR 18.0N 61.1W 1003 MB AT 2100 UTC. CHRIS WILL MOVE TO 18.5N 62.6W LATE TONIGHT ...AND SLOWLY STRENGTHEN NEAR 19.1N 64.5W WED AFTERNOON...INTO THE SE PORTION NEAR 19.9N 66.6W LATE WED NIGHT...NEAR 20.5N 68.7W THU AFTERNOON...AND REACH MINIMAL HURRICANE STRENGTH FRI AFTERNOON NEAR 21.5N 73.0W...AND BE NEAR 22.5N 77.0W SAT AFTERNOON...AND TO NEAR NEAR 23.5N 80.5W SUN AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT N TO ALONG 31N SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-020330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...CORRECTED 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 ...TROPICAL WARNING STORM WARNING S OF 25N WED THROUGH SUN... .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 FRI...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 40 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE INCREASING TO 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE THU AND FRI....WITH HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS INCREASING TO 75 KT INCREAISNG TO 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT FRI. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT FRI. 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. .SAT AND SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE SW PART. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 73W 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 180 NM OF CENTER. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE