000 FZNT27 KNHC 071508 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1108 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...Tropical Storm Elsa is near 29.9N 83.6W 999 mb at 11 AM EDT moving N at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt. Elsa will move inland to 31.7N 82.9W this evening, then weaken to a tropical depression near 34.3N 80.9W Thu morning. Elsa will remain inland at 37.3N 77.6W Thu evening, then strengthen to a tropical storm near 40.6N 73.3W Fri morning. Tropical Storm Elsa will reach 44.5N 68.0W Fri evening, and become extratropical near Newfoundland Sat morning. 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 50 to 60 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance of tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Slight chance of tstms. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.