MIAMI (CBSMiami)– Tropical Storm Elsa is moving far from southeastern Cuba and Jamaica. Its anticipated to move across main Cuba on Monday.
As of 8 p.m. Sunday, Elsa was 65 miles west of Cabo Cruz, Cuba and 100 miles south of Camaguey, Cuba.READ MORE: Surfside Condo Collapse: Miami-Dade Mayor Confirms Demolition Will Happen Between 10 P.M. & & 3 A.M.
Its max sustained winds were 60 mph with greater gusts as it approaches the northwest near 15 mph.
This general movement is anticipated to continue through Monday, followed by a turn toward the north-northwest on Tuesday.
On the projection track, the center of Elsa will approach south-central Cuba late Sunday night and early Monday. Elsa is anticipated to cross main and western Cuba and head toward the Florida Straits on Monday, and pass near the Florida Keys early Tuesday.
Elsa is then anticipated to move near or over portions of the west coast of Florida on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Some fortifying is anticipated before Elsa moves over Cuba, followed by some weakening while the center moves over land. Minor restrengthening is possible after Elsa moves over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend external up to 90 miles from the.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Hurricane Watch is in result for:

The Cuban provinces of Camaguey, Granma, and Las Tunas.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in impact for:

The Cuban provinces of Camaguey, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Las Tunas, Santiago de Cuba, Ciego de Avila, Sancti Spiritus, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Matanzas, Mayabeque, and Havana
The Florida Keys from Craig Key westward to the Dry Tortugas

A Storm Surge Watch is in result for:

West coast of Florida from Bonita Beach to the Suwannee River

A Tropical Storm Watch is in result for:

A Tropical Storm Warning suggests that tropical storm conditions are anticipated somewhere within the caution area.READ MORE: City Of North Miami Beach Orders Immediate Closure, Evacuation Of 156-Unit Condo
A Hurricane Watch indicates that cyclone conditions are possible within the watch area. A watch is typically released 48 hours before the prepared for first occurrence of tropical-storm-force winds, conditions that make outdoors preparations unsafe or challenging.
A Storm Surge Watch indicates there is a possibility of dangerous inundation, from rising water moving inland from the shoreline, in the shown places throughout the next 48 hours.
A Tropical Storm Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch location.
Interests somewhere else in the Florida peninsula need to keep an eye on the progress of Elsa. Extra watches and warnings will likely be needed Sunday night or early Monday.
Tropical storm conditions are possible in the watch locations in the Cayman Islands by Sunday night, and in the upper Florida Keys and the southwest coast of Florida by Monday night.
STORM SURGE: A storm surge will raise water levels above typical tide levels by as much as the list below quantities in locations of onshore flow within the hurricane watch and warning areas …

Cayman Brac and Little Cayman
The Cuban province of Artemisa
The Florida Keys from east of Craig Key to Ocean Reef
Florida Bay
West coast of Florida from Flamingo northward to the Anclote River

Southern coast of Cuba– 3 to 5 feet

The mix of a storm rise and the tide will cause usually dry locations near the coast to be flooded by increasing waters moving inland from the coastline. The water might reach the following heights above ground someplace in the shown locations if the peak rise happens at the time of high tide:

Surge-related flooding depends on the relative timing of the surge and the tidal cycle, and can vary greatly over brief distances.
RAINFALL: Across parts of southern Haiti and Jamaica, storm total rains of 4 to 8 inches with separated overall amounts of 15 inches are anticipated through Sunday. This rain might cause spread flash flooding and mudslides, a few of which might be significant.
Across portions of Cuba Sunday into Monday, rains of 5 to 10 inches with separated optimum amounts of 15 inches is expected. This will lead to substantial flash flooding and mudslides.
Across the Cayman Islands Sunday into Monday, rains of 3 to 5 inches is anticipated. This rain might lead to spread flash flooding.
Rain from Elsa will affect portions of the Florida Keys and Florida Peninsula Monday through Wednesday. Quantities of 2 to 4 inches with localized maximum quantities approximately 6 inches will be possible, which might result in separated flash, metropolitan, and small river flooding.
TORNADOES: A couple of tornadoes are possible across southern Florida Monday afternoon and Monday night into Tuesday.MORE NEWS: Florida Keys Under Tropical Storm Warning But So Far Life Continuing As Normal This 4th Of July
SURF: Swells created by Elsa will spread out westward along the coast of Jamaica and the southern coast of Cuba throughout the next day or more. Swells will increase near the Florida Keys and south Florida early next week.

Bonita Beach to Suwannee River including Tampa Bay– 2 to 4 feet
Flamingo to Bonita Beach– 1 to 3 feet
Ocean Reef to Dry Tortugas consisting of Florida Bay– 1 to 2 feet