000 FZNT27 KNHC 070939 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 539 AM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Recently downgraded Topical Storm Elsa is near 28.5N 83.5W 1004 mb at 5 AM EDT moving N at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds have diminished to 55 kt gusts 65 kt. Elsa will track north- northeast to near 30.2N 83.3W this afternoon as it continues to weaken and move inland to near 32.6N 82.0W by late tonight. Hazardous marine conditions over the NE Gulf will gradually improve through this evening. In the wake of Elsa, Atlantic high pressure will build westward across the area through the next few days. Swells from Elsa are likely to spread throughout the basin through Sat. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue across the north-central Gulf through at least tonight. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, except SE 15 to 20 kt W of 94W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...W of 94W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Between 87W and 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...W of 94W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Between 87W and 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 94W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Between 87W and 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 85W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 85W. E of 85W, NW winds 40 to 45 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. W of 85W, NE to N winds 15 to 20 kt except E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 86W. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 4 to 6 ft W of 86W. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms E of 85W. .TONIGHT...E of 87W, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Between 87W and 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms between 87W and 90W. Isolated showers and thunderstorms E of 87W. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms between 87W and 90W. Isolated showers and thunderstorms E of 87W. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, except 15 to 20 kt between 87W and 90W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E of 87W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Between 87W and 90W, SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN....E of 87W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Between 87W and 90W, SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E of 87W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Between 87W and 90W, SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.