000 FZNT25 KNHC 270327 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1127 PM 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...THE LARGE NORTHERLY WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY EXTENDS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS E OF 87W AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT IN THE FAR NW GULF FROM 30N91W TO 26N95W TO 24N98W WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT MORNING...FROM NEAR SANIBEL ISLAND FLORIDA TO 22N96W TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING...THEN WILL DISSIPATE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN AND BAY OF CAMPECHE ON MON. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SPREAD E THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE IN TO THE CENTRAL GULF FROM THE NW LATE TUE AND WIND WITH MORE TRANQUIL CONDITIONS SETTING UP. .OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 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. .SAT NIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 27.7N 77.1W 969 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING N AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SANDY WILL MOVE TO 28.8N 76.7W SAT MORNING WHILE WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL STORM...TO 30.4N 75.2W SAT NIGHT...THEN N OF THE AREA TO 32.0N 73.3W SUN MORNING...TO 33.8N 71.9W SUN NIGHT WHILE RESTRENGTHENING TO A HURRICANE...THEN WELL N OF THE AREA TO 37.5N 72.0W MON NIGHT. A LARGE AND EXPANDING WIND FIELD WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN ATLC ZONES EVEN AFTER SANDY MOVES WELL N OF THE AREA. VERY LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT THE REGIONAL ATLC WATERS AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ATLC TO CARIBBEAN PASSAGES LATE SUN THROUGH TUE...SUBSIDING WED. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. W TO NW WINDS 50 TO 55 KT S OF 27N...AND N 55 TO 65 KT N OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 15 FT... BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SEAS 24 TO 34 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. N OF 27N...N TO NW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT...BECOMING NW 45 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 32 FT... BUILDING TO 37 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 37 FT...SUBSIDING TO 33 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT...SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT... SEAS 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. N OF 27N...20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT... SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TUE...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 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 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N. .WED...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N.