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WTNT33 KNHC 050829
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM BARRY ADVISORY NUMBER 12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
4 AM CDT SUN AUG 05 2001
...BARRY GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED AND MOVING TOWARD THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM GRAND ISLE
LOUISIANA EASTWARD TO APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. WATCHES OR WARNINGS
MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA GULF COAST EAST OF
APALACHICOLA LATER TODAY.
AT 4 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BARRY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.6 WEST OR ABOUT
185 MILES SOUTH OF FT. WALTON BEACH FLORIDA. THIS IS ALSO
ABOUT 165 MILES SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA.
BARRY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH. A GRADUAL
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED
LATER TODAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES
FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.
ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE COASTAL FLOODING IN THE
WARNING AREA WITH WATER LEVELS REACHING 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.
HEAVY RAINFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO A POSSIBILITY OVER PORTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATER TODAY.
REPEATING THE 4 AM CDT POSITION...27.8 N... 86.6 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 7 AM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10 AM CDT.
FORECASTER STEWART
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