000 FZNT27 KNHC 161527 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1127 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2020 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Sally just inland the coast near 30.6N 87.4W 975 mb at 11 AM EDT moving NNE at 4 kt. Maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt. Sally will continue inland and weaken to a tropical storm near 31.3N 86.7W this evening. Sally will weaken further to a a tropical depression near 32.4N 85.4W Thu morning with maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt, then reach near 33.6N 83.1W Thu evening and weaken to a remnant low near 34.6N 80.2W early Fri and dissipate late Sat. Elsewhere, an area of low pressure over the SW Gulf will meander over the southern Gulf during the next several days, with potential to become a tropical cyclone. A weak front will move into the northern Gulf on Sat followed by fresh northeast winds. Swells from Sally over most of the eastern and central Gulf will slowly subside through Fri. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .THIS AFTERNOON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW winds 55 to 65 kt, diminishing to 45 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft, except 12 to 19 ft N of 28N, subsiding to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW to W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.