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TROPICAL STORM BARRY ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT THU AUG 02 2001

...TROPICAL STORM BARRY STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY...DRIFTING SLOWLY 
NORTHWEST OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BARRY WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  85.0 WEST OR 
ABOUT 315 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
BARRY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 4 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 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.  WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT AND 
FRIDAY ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO AND SOME COASTAL 
FLOODING MAY OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.  SEE 
STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES FOR MORE 
INFORMATION.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER...MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AIR FORCE RESERVE 
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE OVER 
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...26.4 N... 85.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  4 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 11 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
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