000 FZNT25 KNHC 281527 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1127 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 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...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED QUICKLY THROUGH THE E PORTIONS OF THE GULF OVERNIGHT AND EXTENDED FROM THE THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE N YUCATAN PENINSULA THEN SW TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE. HIGH PRES WELL NW OF THE AREA IS COMBINING WITH THE LARGE WIND FIELD OF HURRICANE SANDY TO PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS W OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MON BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH W PORTIONS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BASIN WIDE TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE GULF...WITH LITTLE CHANGE THU. .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY CENTERED N OF AREA NEAR 32.5N 72.6W 951 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NE AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. THE VERY LARGE WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY CONTINUES TO EXPAND OUTWARD...AND WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND VERY HIGH SEAS OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SW N ATLC THROUGH MON LATE...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE MON NIGHT THROUGH LATE WED. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY THU. VERY LARGE NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS AND CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH TUE...SUBSIDING WED AND THU. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S OF 27N...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 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. N OF 27N...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N. .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 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...S OF 27N...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.