000 FZNT27 KNHC 281515 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1115 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 over the southeast Gulf near 26.3N 82.5W 937 mb at 11 AM EDT, moving NNE at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 135 kt with gusts 165 kt. Ian will move inland over southwest Florida to 27.3N 82.1W this evening, then weaken to a tropical storm near 28.3N 81.4W Thu morning. Ian will move off northeast Florida into the Atlantic Thu evening to near 29.3N 80.8W then continue to move north of the area into the Carolinas. Winds and seas will gradually diminish across the northeast Gulf Thu night through Fri night, with light breezes and slight seas persisting across the basin thereafter. Looking ahead, may enter the northeast Gulf late Sat or Sun then stall and dissipate. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...Within 60 nm of coast of southwest Louisiana, NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of southwest Louisiana, NE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 8 to 11 ft. NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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... ...GALE WARNING OFF ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. Within 60 nm of coast of Alabama and southeast Louisiana, NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 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 to E swell. Within 60 nm of coast of Alabama and southeast Louisiana, NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 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 to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .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 in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less.