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Tropical Storm BARBARA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM BARBARA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   2A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP022013
1100 PM PDT TUE MAY 28 2013
 
...BARBARA STRENGTHENING IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM PDT...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.5N 95.7W
ABOUT 120 MI...195 KM SSW OF SALINA CRUZ MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...80 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
NONE.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* LAGUNAS DE CHACAHUA TO BOCA DE PIJIJIAPAN MEXICO.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE
NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
  
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 PM PDT...0600 UTC...RADAR DATA FROM PUERTO ANGEL MEXICO
INDICATE THAT THE CENTER OF BARBARA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.5
NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.7 WEST.  BARBARA IS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H...AND AN ACCELERATION TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST OR NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.  ON THE
FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF BARBARA SHOULD REACH THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...80 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST OVERNIGHT
AND ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE CENTER OF BARBARA REACHES THE COAST. 
WEAKENING IS FORECAST AFTER LANDFALL...AND BARBARA SHOULD DISSIPATE
OVER SOUTHERN MEXICO BY THURSDAY.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...BARBARA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS
OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN OAXACA MEXICO...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN SOUTHEASTERN OAXACA.
 
WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRST REACH THE
COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY...MAKING OUTSIDE
PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/BROWN
 
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