000 FZNT23 KNHC 032104 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU AUG 03 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 03 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS AT 20.7N 68.2W 1011 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 9 KT. CHRIS WEAKENS TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION AFTER MIDNIGHT AND MOVES W JUST N OF GREATER ANTILLES THEN W OF 82W LATE SUN. RIDGE N OF AREA STRENGTHEN AS CHRIS MOVES W INTO GULF. $$ AMZ082-040330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 03 2006 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO OCCASIONALLY 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-040330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 03 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE....N OF 11N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-040330- CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE AUG 01 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 15N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-040330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 03 2006 .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...N OF 15N 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. .MON...N OF 15N E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 03 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CHRIS AT 20.7N 68.2W 1011 MB AT 2100 UTC MOVING 285 DEG AT 09 KT. CHRIS MOVE TO 20.9N 69.8W TONIGHT THEN TO 21.3N 72.0W FRI AND 22.2N 76.9W SAT AND CROSSES 82W AT 23.3N SUN. ELSEWHERE RIDGE ALONG 27N MOVE N TO 30N SAT AND 31N N SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-040330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS... 530 PM EDT THU AUG 03 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 20N TO 23N FROM 66W TO 69W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 70 NM E SEMICIRCLE DECREASE TO LESS THAN TROPICAL STORM FORCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 35 GUST 45 KT DECREASE TO 30 GUSTS 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 14 FT ABATE TO 10 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N E OF 71W WINDS TO 33 KT DECREASE TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS TO 10 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 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. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR CHRIS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 45 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF CHRIS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF CHRIS NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF CHRIS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR CHRIS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM NE SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM SW SEMICIRCLE OF CHRIS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF CHRIS NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N E OF CHRIS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR CHRIS. .SUN...S OF 25N E OF 75W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LL/WALLY BARNES