000 FZNT23 KNHC 022109 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS NEAR 19.9N 64.3W 1005 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT. CHRIS IS FORECAST TO MOVE W OF AREA LATE TONIGHT WITH ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS SHIFTING W OF AREA EARLY THU AFTERNOON. CHRIS IS THEN FORECAST TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 21.3N 69.2W LATE THU NIGHT AND CONTINUE ON A WNW TRACK THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SW N ATLC. A TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF AREA WILL MOVE INTO TROPICAL ATLC WATERS AROUND DAYBREAK SAT AND MOVE ACROSS THE E CARIBBEAN WATERS SAT NIGHT AND SUN AND INTO THE E PORTION OF THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-030330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 77W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N W OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 85W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT..EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 77W MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E OF 77W MON IN E SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-030330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT....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 THROUGH MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 2O TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA DECREASING TO 20 KT MON. 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 S PART. $$ AMZ086-030330- CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 15N E OF 67W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT HIGHER SWELLS IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 15N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SQUALLS EXTREME NE PASSAGES. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 18N SHIFTING TO W OF 70W FRI. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 14N MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL IN NE ATLC PASSAGES SUN NIGHT...AND OVER AREA N OF 14N MON. SCATTERED TSTMS E PART LATE SUN INTO MON. $$ AMZ087-030330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 18N W OF 63W... .TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 65 NM NE...50 NM SE...25 NM SW AND 35 NM NW QUADRANT OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS INCREASING TO 70 E SEMICIRCLE...30 NM SW QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT LATE TONIGHT...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 70 NM NE...60 NM SE...40 NM SW AND 50 NM NW QUADRANTS 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 MON...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 THROUGH MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT AND 8 TO 12 FT SAT AND SUN DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS SE OF AREA NEAR 19.9N 64.3W 1005 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING 300 DEG AT 9 KT. CHRIS IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE AND MOVE INTO SE WATERS NEAR 21.3N 69.2W BY LATE THU NIGHT...THEN CONTINUE WNW TO NEAR 21.7N 71.4W FRI AFTERNOON...AND NEAR 22.5N 75.5W SAT AFTERNOON. CHRIS IS FORECAST TO CHANGE LITTLE INTENSITY AS IT MOVES WNW ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN WITH ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS SHIFTING W OF AREA SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT N TO ALONG 30N SAT AND 31N N SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-030330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS... 530 PM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 ...HURRICANE WARNING S OF 25N... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE INCREASING TO 80 NM NE QUADRANT...70 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT THU AND THU NIGHT...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT THU AND TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT BY THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE 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 MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 70W...SHIFTING W OF AREA SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT MON. N OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 180 NM OF CHRIS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE