000 FZNT25 KNHC 252149 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 549 PM EDT THU OCT 25 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...HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 300 NM E-SE FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA MOVING N AT 16 KT. LARGE FIELD OF STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS GULF E OF 90W. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SUN. COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF FRI WITH STRONG N BREEZE W OF BOUNDARY SPREADING E THROUGH MON. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY AT 24.2N 75.5W AT 5 PM EDT MOVING N AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 90 GUSTS TO 110 KT. SANDY FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS REACHING 27.4N 77.0W FRI...29.8N 76.0W SAT...THEN TURN N-NE TO 33.0N 73.0W SUN. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S OF 27N...N WINDS 55 TO 60 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 75 TO 85 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 35 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT...BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...NW WINDS 70 TO 80 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT... INCREASING TO 60 TO 80 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT... BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 65 TO 75 KT...DIMINISHING TO 50 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 55 TO 75 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NW 60 TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT S OF 27N... AND 21 TO 31 FT N OF 27N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 45 TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 50 TO 70 KT...DIMINISHING TO 45 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON... SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 27N...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING 40 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT S OF 27N...AND 15 TO 25 FT N OF 27N. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 27N...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N... SEAS 18 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N...AND 10 TO 15 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N...AND 10 TO 15 FT N OF 27N.