000 FZNT23 KNHC 021525 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TS CHRIS 19.2N 63.4W 1001 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING W NW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 GUSTS TO 65 KT. CHRIS WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN TO A HURCN AND MOVE TO NEAR 20.3N 66.4W SUNRISE THU WITH ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS SHIFTING W OF AREA THU AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF AREA WILL MOVE INTO TROPICAL ATLC WATERS AROUND SUNRISE SAT AND MOVE THROUGH THE E CARIBBEAN WATERS SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 77W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N W OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 85W. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI....N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILD 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N THROUGH TONIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 2O TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS SRN WATERS. $$ AMZ086-022130- CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 15N E OF 67W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUT HIGHER SWELLS IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 15N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS EXTREME NE PASSAGES. .THU AND FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL IN NE ATLC PASSAGES SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ERN WATERS LATE SUN. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 18N W OF 62W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 65 NM NE...50 NM SE...25 NM SW AND 35 NM NW QUAD OF T.S. CHRIS INCREASING TO 80 NE...70 NM SE...50 NM SW AND 60 NM NW QUAD LATE TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 55 GUSTS 65 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 70 NM NE...60 NM SE...40 NM SW AND 50 NM NW QUAD WITH HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 59W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CHRIS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 63W 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. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT AND 20 TO 25 KT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT AND 8 TO 12 FT SAT AND SUN. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT AND SUN IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TS CHRIS SE OF AREA NEAR 19.2N 63.4W 1001 MB AT 1500 UTC MOVING 300 DEG AT 9 KT. CHRIS WILL STRENGTHEN TO A HURCN NEAR AND MOVE INTO SE WATERS NEAR 20.3N 66.4W SUNRISE THU AND CONTINUE W TO NEAR 21.4N 70.1W SUNRISE FRI...22.5N 74.5W SUNRISE SAT...NEAR 23.5N 79.0 SUNRISE SUN AND WITH CONDITIONS SHIFTING W OF AREA SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT N TO ALONG 30N SAT AND 31N N SUN. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS... 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 25N... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OR GREATER AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 65 NM NE...50 NM SE...25 NM SW AND 35 NM NW QUAD INCREASING TO 80 NM NE...70 NM SE...50 NM SW AND 60 NM NW QUAD BY SUNRISE THU. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT BY SUNRISE THU WITH HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT BY THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CHRIS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 69W. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 180 NM OF CHRIS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON