000 FZNT27 KNHC 250922 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 522 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE SANDY LIFTS N ACROSS BAHAMAS TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE STRONG NE-E WINDS ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY EXPANDING INTO EASTERN HALF OF GULF THROUGH SUN. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.