000 FZNT23 KNHC 020350 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS AT 18.3N 61.8W AT 0300 UTC MOVE W-NW OR 295 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT. CHRIS MOVE TO 18.9N 63.3W LATE TONIGHT SLOWLY STRENGTHEN NEAR 19.5N 65.3W LATE WED WITH CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF AREA EARLY WED NIGHT. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 30W MOVE INTO TROPICAL ATLC WATERS FRI NIGHT AND TROUGH E CARIBBEAN WATERS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .TONIGHT...E OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 10 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 7 FT ABATE TO 3 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT....N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS INCREASE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS SRN WATERS. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS SRN WATERS. $$ AMZ086-020930- CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF 15N E OF 65W E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUT HIGHER IN ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE WATERS. .THU AND FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 9 FT IN NE ATLC PASSAGES SUN. SCATTERED TSTMS E PART. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N W OF 61W TONIGHT AND N OF 18N W OF 62W WED... .TONIGHT AND WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 35 NM S AND 25 NM N SEMICIRCLES OF T.S. CHRIS...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 50 GUSTS 55 KT INCREASE TO 60 GUSTS TO 75 KT LATE WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 50 E AND 40 NM W SEMICIRCLES...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 57W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF T.S. CHRIS. .WED NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 62W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT AND TO 25 KT AND GUSTY SAT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT AND TO 12 FT SAT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT SAT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE WATERS. .SUN...N OF 16N E WIND 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 12N. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .SYNOPSIS...T. S. CHRIS SE OF AREA AT 18.3N 61.8W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC. CHRIS MOVE TO 18.9N 63.3W LATE TONIGHT...AND SLOWLY STRENGTHEN NEAR 19.5N 65.3W LATE WED...INTO SE PORTION NEAR 19.5N 65.3W LATE WED NIGHT...REACH HURRICANE STRENGTH NEAR 20.1N 67.3W EARLY FRI...NEAR 21.5N 73.5W LATE FRI...AND NEAR 23.5N 81.5W LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N SHIFT N TO ALONG 31N SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS... 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N E OF 71W WED AND WED NIGHT... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 19N TO 25N W OF 71W THU THROUGH SUN... .TONIGHT...N OF 30N W OF 72W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 30N E OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 30N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 71W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES INCREASE TO 60 NM N AND 45 NM S SEMICIRCLES THU...WITH HIGHEST WINDS REACHING HURRICANE STRENGTH OF 65 GUSTS TO 80 KT THU. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT BUILD TO 24 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF 74W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 24N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 29N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER. .FRI THROUGH SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 70W...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 65 GUSTS TO 80 KT. HIGHEST SEAS REACH 24 FT WITHIN 120 NM N OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 73W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF HURRICANE CHRIS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES