556 FZNT25 KNHC 030929 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 529 AM EDT Sat Jul 3 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 from the Atlantic to the central Gulf will continue to shift east-southeastward through the weekend. Hurricane Elsa is forecast to move over portions of central and western Cuba Sun night and Mon, the Straits of Florida late Mon, then track over a portion of the eastern Gulf Tue before possibly moving inland central Florida late Tue. There is a lot of uncertainty regarding the exact track and intensity of Elsa. .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 40 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...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 forecast to move near the southern coast of Hispaniola today, and move over portions of central and western Cuba Sun night and Mon and the Straits of Florida late Mon before entering the southeastern Gulf into Tue. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 27N,SE winds 45 to 50 kt. N of 27N,S winds 40 to 45 kt, becoming SE to S 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.