000 FZNT27 KNHC 282123 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 523 PM 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 made landfall in Florida near Punta Gorda. Ian is near 26.9N 82.0W 945 mb at 5 PM EDT, moving NNE at 7 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 120 kt with gusts 155 kt. Ian will move into central Florida to near 27.8N 81.6W Thu morning, then weaken to a tropical storm and enter Atlantic waters near 28.8N 81.0W Thu afternoon. Ian will move then move north toward 30.0N 80.6W Fri morning then continue north into South Carolina waters through late Fri. 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, a cold front may enter the northeast Gulf late Sat or Sun then stall and dissipate. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of south-central Louisiana, NE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...Within 60 nm of coast of south-central Louisiana, NE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... ...GALE WARNING OFF ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N to NE winds 30 to 40 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 with frequent gusts to gale force. 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. Within 60 nm of coast of Alabama and southeast Louisiana, NE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 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. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.