000 FZNT23 KNHC 030902 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU AUG 03 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 03 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS AT 20.3N 66.4W 1010 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 35 GUSTS TO 45 KT. CHRIS WILL CONTINUE ON W TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN PORTION OF SW N ATLC. TROPICAL WAVE WELL E OF AREA MOVE INTO TROPICAL ATLC EARLY SAT AND MOVE ACROSS E CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT AND SUN AND INTO E PORTION OF CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 03 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AND MON... .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N W OF 81W. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF 79W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 21N W OF 81W. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 03 2006 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT....N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S 11N. $$ AMZ086-031530- CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS N OF 18N SHIFT W OF 70W FRI. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 65W. .MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 68W. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 03 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 18N W OF 64W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE WITH HIGHEST WINDS 35 GUSTS 35 KT EARLY THEN CONDITIONS E OF THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT CONDITIONS DECREASE LATER THIS MORNING. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 120 NM OF CHRIS. .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 63W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 03 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS NEAR 20.3N 66.4W 1010 MB AT 0900 UTC MOVING 280 DEG AT 10 KT. CHRIS WILL MOVE TO 20.8N 70.0W TONIGHT THEN NEAR 21.2N 72.0W FRI NIGHT AND 22.5N 79.0W SAT NIGHT. CHRIS FORECAST TO MOVE W OF THE ARE LATE SUN OR SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL MOVE N TO 30N SAT AND 31N N SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS... 530 AM EDT THU AUG 03 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST WINDS 35 GUSTS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 16 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 29N SW 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. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 150 NM OF CHRIS. .FRI THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHIFT W OF 70W FRI AND W OF AREA LATE MON. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT MON. SEAS 6 FT BUILD 8 TO 10 FT MON. N OF 25N 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 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF CHRIS. $$ FORECASTER DGS