000 FZNT27 KNHC 252150 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 550 PM 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 NEAR 300 NM E-SE FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA MOVING N AT 16 KT. LARGE FIELD OF STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS GULF E OF 90W. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SUN. COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF FRI WITH STRONG N BREEZE W OF BOUNDARY SPREADING E THROUGH MON. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.