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TROPICAL STORM BARRY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  12A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
7 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 7 AM CDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BARRY IS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  86.4 WEST OR ABOUT 
160 MILES SOUTH OF FT. WALTON BEACH FLORIDA OR 140 MILES SOUTHWEST 
OF APALACHICOLA. 
 
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 HAVE INCREASED AND ARE NOW NEAR 50 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  90 MILES
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE 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 OR TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO A POSSIBILITY OVER PORTIONS OF THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATER TODAY.
 
REPEATING THE 7 AM CDT POSITION...28.1 N... 86.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR  6 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
AT 10 AM CDT.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
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