000 FZNT25 KNHC 272126 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 526 PM 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 AND EXPANDING WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY EXTENDING ACROSS THE GULF WATERS E OF 87W WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 25N96W TO 19.5N96W WILL REACH FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN...THEN WILL DISSIPATE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH YUCATAN AND BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE W CENTRAL AND FAR SW GULF WILL DIMINISH BELOW WARNING CRITERIA LATER TONIGHT. OTHERWISE FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SPREAD E THROUGH MON...DIMINISHING TUE THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF FROM THE NW. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT TO 12 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY NEAR 30.2N 75.2W 961 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NE AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. SANDY WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA TO 31.5N 73.8W LATE TONIGHT...TO 33.4N 72.1W SUN AFTERNOON...AND 35.4N 71.1W LATE SUN NIGHT. A VERY LARGE EXPANDING WIND FIELD WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE ATLC ZONES EVEN AS SANDY MOVES WELL N OF THE AREA. VERY LARGE NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES SUN THROUGH TUE...SUBSIDING WED AND THU. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT S OF 27N...AND 25 TO 35 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 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 25 FT...SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...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. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N...AND 11 TO 16 FT N OF 27N. .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...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT N OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. .THU...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.