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Saturday, where the island s mountainous terrain is expected to weaken the storm. Forecasters expect Elsa to approach Florida s shores between Monday night and early Tuesday morning. The tropical storm is not expected to regain hurricane status. The center of the storm is predicted to stay west of the state in the Gulf of Mexico, leaving Palm Beach County out of the cone of forecast uncertainty. Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Saturday afternoon for Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Levy, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota counties. The order will allow state and federal government agencies to coordinate relief more easily. 

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