Tropical Storm Watches and Warnings and a Storm Surge Watch are posted a little more than a day prior to the arrival of Tropical Storm Elsa's effects in Florida

Update as of 5 AM Monday:

Tropical Storm Warnings were issued late Sunday morning for the Florida Keys from Craig Key westward to the Dry Tortugas.

Update as of 5 PM Saturday:

Elsa weakened to a tropical storm less than 50 miles south of the coast of the Dominican Republic Saturday morning

Uncertainty is "larger than usual" in the long-range forecast for Tropical Storm Elsa.

Tropical Storm Elsa formed early on Thursday morning, making it the fifth named storm of the 2021 Hurricane Season.

There is an increasing chance of a tropical storm in the Caribbean this upcoming holiday weekend -- sooner than what is average in early July