000 FZNT25 KNHC 271531 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1131 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...THE LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY EXTENDING ACROSS THE GULF WATERS E OF 86W WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 20N97W ALONG THE LOWER MEXICAN COAST WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN...THEN DISSIPATE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH YUCATAN AND BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SPREAD E THROUGH MON. .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 29.0N 76.0W 958 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NNE AT 8 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT AND WILL MOVE TO 30.4N 75.0W THIS EVENING...TO 32.2N 73.4W SUN MORNING... AND GRADUALLY EXIT N OF THE AREA LATE SUN. A VERY LARGE EXPANDING WIND FIELD WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN ATLC ZONES N OF 25N EVEN AS SANDY MOVES WELL N OF THE AREA. VERY LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT ATLC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES SUN THROUGH TUE...SUBSIDING WED. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. W TO NW WINDS 45 TO 50 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 55 TO 65 KT N OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 14 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SEAS 28 FT...BUILDING TO 34 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT... DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT S OF 27N...AND 29 TO 39 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT...SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT...SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N...SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.