BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Louisiana continues to monitor Major Hurricane Beryl as of Wednesday, July 3, as it moves across the Caribbean. Landfall in Mexico or Texas is expected within the next week. The current official forecast doesn't call for the storm to strike Louisiana. However, it will be best to continue to monitor this system throughout the week. Some tropical moisture could move northward and increase rain chances near Baton Rouge. The strong storm continued to bring dangerous conditions across the Caribbean and was impacting the Island of Jamaica on Wednesday evening. As of the 4 PM CDT advisory from the National Hurricane Center, the storm had maximum sustained winds of Category 4 strength at 140 mph and was moving west-northwest at 20 mph. The official track weakens Beryl to a Category 2 storm as it moves westward and battles increased wind shear and drier air. The center will likely cross over the Yucatan Peninsula just to the south of Cancun before emerging into the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico weaker as a tropical storm thanks to land impacts. Past the Yucatan, there is some uncertainty on exact details of the track, although computer models have seen a better consensus on Wednesday. High pressure over the southern U.S. will help steer the storm westward. The high will shift eastward a bit, allowing a weakness in the steering pattern to help tug the storm northward. A stronger and more structurally intact Beryl past the Yucatan might favor a more northern-leaning path, while a weaker system would move west. Possible scenarios for the path of Beryl As of Wednesday, the path of the center will likely move ashore in northern coastal Mexico or southern coastal Texas, and impacts would be felt outside of the center path. With very warm sea surface temperatures and more favorable environmental winds, Beryl might intensify to become a hurricane again before landfall. With Beryl in the Gulf, it will increase the wave heights near the center and radiate rough surf up to the Northern Gulf Coast. This would also increase the risk of rip currents, so it remains vital to keep up to date with the beach forecasts if you have any plans this weekend and look out for those beach flags. Wave heights in the GulfBeach FlagsRip Currents Latest News Petition started over finalists selected for East Baton Rouge Schools superintendent Gonzales store takes donations to help employee's daughter after her mom was shot, killed Local grocery stores share tips on what to expect at the register ahead of 4th of July Major Hurricane Beryl stays strong, heading to Mexico, Texas. Will Louisiana see rain and waves? Photo of sign apparently mocking California retail theft law goes viral