Tropical Storm #Elsa Advisory Number 14
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
500 PM EDT Sat Jul 03 2021
At 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Elsa was
located near latitude 17.5 North, longitude 73.9 West. A decrease
in forward speed is expected tonight and on Sunday, followed by a
turn toward the northwest Sunday night or Monday. On the forecast
track, Elsa will move near the southwestern peninsula of Haiti over
the next few hours, and then move near Jamaica and portions of
eastern Cuba on Sunday. By Monday, Elsa is expected to move across
central and western Cuba and head toward the Florida Straits. Elsa
is then forecast to move move near or over portions of the west
coast of Florida on Tuesday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph (110 km/h) with higher
gusts. Little change in strength is forecast through Sunday, but
gradual weakening is forecast on Sunday night and Monday when Elsa
is expected to be near or over Cuba
