000 FZNT27 KNHC 260831 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 431 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...LARGE FIELD OF STRONG N TO NE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY IN THE SW N ATLC EXTENDS ACROSS WATERS E OF 90W. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SAT THROUGH SUN AS SANDY MOVES N. A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF LATER TODAY WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS SAT...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N88W TO 22N97W SUN...AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO NORTHERN YUCATAN MON. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS W OF THE FRONT WILL SPREAD E THROUGH MON. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.