000 FZNT25 KNHC 261533 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1133 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 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...LARGE NORTHERLY WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY EXTENDS ACROSS WATERS E OF 87W AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF LATER LATE THIS MORNING WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO SAT MORNING...FROM NEAR SANIBEL ISLAND FLORIDA TO 22N96W TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING THEN DISSIPATE FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA ACROSS THE NORTHERN YUCATAN TO BAY OF CAMPECHE ON MON. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS W OF THE FRONT WILL SPREAD E THROUGH MON. .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...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...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY LOCATED JUST OFFSHORE OF LITTLE ABACO ISLAND IN THE NW BAHAMAS NEAR 26.7N 76.9W MOVING NORTH AT 5 KT...AND WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTER ACROSS EXTREME SE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT. VERY LARGE AND ATYPICAL WIND FIELD OF SANDY TO AFFECT MOST OF SW N ATLC WATERS THROUGH LATE MONDAY...WITH EXTREMELY LARGE SEAS. SANDY EXPECTED TO MOVE N-NW TO NEAR 27.6N 77.4W THIS EVENING THEN BEGIN TO MOVE NE TO NEAR 30.5N 75.5W BY SAT EVENING AND CONTINUE NE THROUGH SUN BEFORE TURNING BACK NW TOWARDS THE NE U.S. COAST. VERY LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH TUE. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. N WINDS 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 19 TO 29 FT S OF 27N...AND 31 TO 41 FT N OF 27N. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...BECOMING W 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 60 TO 70 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 55 TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT S OF 27N...AND 28 TO 38 FT N OF 27N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...W WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N... NW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...DIMINISHING TO 50 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT S OF 27N...AND 24 TO 34 FT N OF 27N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING 45 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT S OF 27N...AND 28 TO 38 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT... BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT... SUBSIDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT...SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N...AND 13 TO 18 FT N OF 27N. .MON NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND 11 TO 16 FT N OF 27N. .TUE...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT N OF 27N.