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TROPICAL STORM BARRY SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
3 PM EDT THU AUG 02 2001

...TROPICAL STORM BARRY FORMS IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...

THIS AFTERNOON...AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT FOUND 
THAT THE STRONG TROPICAL WAVE IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO HAS 
STRENGTHENED INTO THE SECOND TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON.
 
AT 3 PM EDT...1900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BARRY WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  84.8 WEST OR 
ABOUT 320 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

BARRY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS 
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE 
WEST-NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  
WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF 
THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES
FROM THE CENTER...MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 3 PM EDT POSITION...26.3 N... 84.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  5 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 5 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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