000 FZNT23 KNHC 030405 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS AT 19.8N 64.9W 1005 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING W OR 270 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT. CHRIS FORECAST TO MOVE W OF AREA TONIGHT WITH ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS SHIFTING W OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. CHRIS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN BUT REMAIN TROPICAL STORM NEAR 20.8N 70.2W EARLY FRI AND CONTINUE ON W TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN PORTION OF SW N ATLC. TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF AREA MOVE INTO TROPICAL ATLC WATERS EARLY SAT AND MOVE ACROSS E CARIBBEAN WATERS SAT NIGHT AND SUN AND INTO E PORTION OF CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-030930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 77W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 17N W OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 85W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASE TO 20 KT E OF 77W MON. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL...BUILD TO 8 FT E OF 77W MON IN E SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-030930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 2O TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA DECREASE TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. $$ AMZ086-030930- CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 11 FT. N OF 15N E OF 67W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT HIGHER SWELLS IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 15N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SQUALLS EXTREME NE PASSAGES. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 18N SHIFT W OF 70W FRI. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 14N MON. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL IN NE ATLC PASSAGES SUN NIGHT...AND OVER AREA N OF 14N MON. SCATTERED TSTMS E PART LATE SUN INTO MON. $$ AMZ087-030930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 70 NM SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST WINDS 50 GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE...40 NM SW AND 60 NM NW QUADRANTS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 59W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CHRIS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 63W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT AND TO 25 KT SAT THROUGH MON. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT AND TO 12 FT SAT AND SUN DECREASING TO 8 FT MON. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS SE OF AREA NEAR 19.8N 64.9W 1007 MB AT 0300 UTC MOVING 270 DEG AT 7 KT. CHRIS FORECAST TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN BUT REMAIN AS TROPICAL STORM WHILE MOVING INTO SE WATERS NEAR 20.8N 70.2W EARLY FRI...THEN CONTINUE WNW TO NEAR 21.2N 72.5W LATE FRI...AND 22.0N 77.5W LATE SAT. CHRIS FORECAST TO WEAKEN DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO CUBA AND MOVE W OF AREA LATE MON. ELSEWHERE...E TO W RIDGE ALONG 27N SHIFT N TO ALONG 30N SAT AND 31N N SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-030930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS... 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 02 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 55 GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT BUILD TO 27 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF 71W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 24N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 29N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CHRIS. .FRI THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHIFT W OF 68W LATE FRI AND W OF AREA LATE MON. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 26N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT MON. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 10 FT MON. N OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 180 NM OF CHRIS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES