000 FZNT27 KNHC 240924 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 524 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS EASTERN U.S. DRIFT E THROUGHOUT SUN. TROPICAL STORM SANDY LIFTS N-NE ACROSS BAHAMAS. THIS WILL CAUSE STRONG NE-E WINDS ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT EXPANDING INTO EASTERN THIRD OF THE GULF THROUGH FRI. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.