000 FZNT27 KNHC 280909 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 509 AM EDT Wed Sep 28 2022 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Major Hurricane Ian is near 25.6N 82.9W with 953 mb at 5 AM EDT moving NNE at 9 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 120 kt with gusts to 145 kt. Ian will move to 26.7N 82.4W this afternoon, inland to 27.7N 81.8W Thu morning, then weaken to a tropical storm inland near 28.7N 81.1W Thu afternoon. Tropical Storm Ian will move offshore to 29.8N 80.7W Fri morning and reach 31.6N 80.8W Fri afternoon. Ian will then move inland and weaken to a tropical depression near 33.6N 81.4W Sat morning. Tropical Depression Ian will be over North Carolina early Sun. Winds and seas will gradually diminish across the Gulf starting Thu night as Ian continues to move northeast of the region. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N to NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N to NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.