Monroe County authorities have canceled their evacuation orders for residents of the Florida Keys ahead of Hurricane Ike.

According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, the storm's expected track will be well south and west of the Keys.

The evacuation orders will expire at noon Monday. A tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch remain in effect for the island chain.

Residents are urged to stay indoors. Meteorologists say Ike's rain bands may begin bringing wind and rain into the Keys on Monday afternoon. Hospitals remain closed.

Officials say evacuees should wait to return home until the possibility of tropical storm force winds is past. Meteorologists say that should be by Wednesday morning.