000 FZNT23 KNHC 020857 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS 18.8N 62.6W AT 0900 UTC MOVING W-NW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT. CHRIS MOVE TO 19.3N 64.0W THIS AFTERNOON SLOWLY STRENGTHEN NEAR 19.5N 65.8W TONIGHT WITH CONDITIONS SHIFTING E OF AREA THU. TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF THE ARE WILL MOVE INTO TROPICAL ATLC WATERS FRI NIGHT AND TROUGH E CARIBBEAN WATERS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 10 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT....N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS BUILD 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 11N. .THU THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-021530- CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 15N E OF 65W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUT HIGHER IN ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 65W. .THU AND FRI...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD 7 TO 9 FT IN NE ATLC PASSAGES SUN. SCATTERED TSTMS E 65W. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 18N W OF 62W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 65 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...25 NM SW AND 35 NM NW QUADRANTS OF T.S. CHRIS INCREASE TO 70 NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM SW AND 50 NM NW QUADRANTS TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 50 GUSTS 60 KT INCREASE TO 60 GUSTS TO 75 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 70 NM NE...60 NM SE... 40 NM SW AND 50 NM NW QUADRANTS. 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. .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 62W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 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 4 TO 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 N OF 15N. .SUN...N OF 16N E WIND 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 12N. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 .SYNOPSIS...T. S. CHRIS SE OF AREA NEAR 18.8N 62.6W 1001 MB AT 0900 UTC. CHRIS MOVE TO 19.3N 64.0W THIS AFTERNOON AND NEAR NEAR 19.9N 65.8W TONIGHT THEN STRENGTHENS TO A HURRICANE NEAR 20.5N 67.6W THU...NEAR 21.2N 69.5W THU NIGHT...NEAR 22.1N 73.5W FRI NIGHT...AND NEAR 23.1N 77.5W SAT NIGHT AND INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE SUN. ELSEWHERE HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N SHIFT N TO ALONG 31N SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS... 530 AM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22N E OF 68W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 20N TO 24N W OF 67W THU THROUGH SUN... .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER WITHIN 65 NM NE AND 45 NM SE QUADRANTS AND WITHIN 40 NM SW AND 50 NM NW QUADRANTS THU...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUST TO 60 KT 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 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 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 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF CHRIS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 70W...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 65 GUSTS TO 80 KT. HIGHEST SEAS TO 24 FT WITHIN 120 NM N OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 73W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF HURRICANE CHRIS. $$ FORECASTER DGS