000 FZNT25 KNHC 021524 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1124 AM EDT Fri Jul 2 2021 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... Southeast Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...A high pressure ridge extending westward along 25N from the Atlantic to the southeastern Gulf will shift east- southeast through the weekend. Recently upgraded Hurricane Elsa approaching the Windward Islands is forecast to reach near southeastern Cuba early Sun, then track northwestward to the Straits of Florida late Mon and across the far eastern Gulf through Tue, possibly reaching the area near the Florida Big Bend late Tue night or early on Wed. .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Atlantic high pressure will continue to shift southeastward through the weekend in response to a cold front that will approach the far northwest forecast waters. The front will become stationary just north of the area early next week Hurricane Elsa is well southeast of the area approaching the Windward Islands. Elsa is forecast to move into the eastern Caribbean Sea late today and tonight, and move near the southern coast of Hispaniola Sat, then inland central Cuba and across the Straits of Florida through late Mon. .THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.