000 WTNT32 KNHC 201142 TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BARRY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 12A NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022013 700 AM CDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...CENTER OF BARRY VERY NEAR THE COAST IN THE STATE OF VERACRUZ MEXICO... SUMMARY OF 700 AM CDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...19.6N 96.4W ABOUT 30 MI...45 KM NW OF VERACRUZ MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...5 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * PUNTA EL LAGARTO TO TUXPAN MEXICO FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT BARRY WAS VERY NEAR OR ALONG THE COAST IN THE STATE OF VERACRUZ. AT 700 AM CDT...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BARRY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.4 WEST. BARRY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 3 MPH...5 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL SLOW MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER WILL CROSS THE COAST JUST NORTHWEST OF THE CITY OF VERACRUZ MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...AND MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHERN MEXICO LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE OCCURING MAINLY OVER WATER EAST OF THE CENTER. WEAKENING WILL BEGIN AFTER THE CENTER MOVES INLAND...AND BARRY IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHERN MEXICO ON FRIDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM ...EAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- RAINFALL...BARRY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES...OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MEXICO. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING AND MUD SLIDES...ESPECIALLY IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING AND BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER TODAY. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1000 AM CDT. $$ FORECASTER AVILA