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FZNT23 KNHC 041450
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 04 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL
N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W

AMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 04 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHRIS NEAR 21.3N 71.6W 1012 MB 
AT 1500 UTC MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 11 KT. CHRIS WILL BECOME A 
TROPICAL STORM LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF 
CUBA AND ENTER THE SE GULF OF MEXICO SUN.  

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AMZ082-042130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 04 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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AMZ084-042130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 04 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE....N OF 11N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. 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.

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AMZ086-042130-
CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 04 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. 
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 5 TO 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.

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AMZ087-042130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 04 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON...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. 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.

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AMZ088-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 04 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHRIS NEAR 21.3N 71.6W 1012 MB 
AT 1500 UTC MOVING 280 DEG AT 11 KT. CHRIS WILL MOVE TO 21.6N 
73.5W THIS EVENING THEN BECOME A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 22.0N 76.1W 
SAT MORNING AND 22.5N 78.6W SAT EVENING AND NEAR 23.2N 81.3W SUN 
MORNING THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NW OF THE AREA SUN. ELSEWHERE 
RIDGE ALONG 27N MOVE N TO 30N SAT AND 31N N SUN AND MON.

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AMZ080-042130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS... 
1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 04 2006

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 23N W OF 70W...

.THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE OF CHRIS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 5 
TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N 
OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR 
CHRIS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...CHRIS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT 
WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE. 
HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 35 GUST 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 45 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 16 
FT.  ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM W SEMICIRCLE 
OF CHRIS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 
28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALL NEAR CHRIS.
.SUN...S OF 25N E OF 75W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 
25N E OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  W OF 75W SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF 
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N W OF 75W SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N W 
OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 73W NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER LL