And so it begins on the first day of the hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin.
At 5:00 pm EDT Tropical Storm Barry has formed in the Gulf of Mexico.
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WTNT22 KNHC 012036
TCMAT2
TROPICAL STORM BARRY FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022007
2100 UTC FRI JUN 01 2007
AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM BONITA BEACH NORTHWARD TO KEATON
BEACH...AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NORTH OF
KEATON BEACH TO ST. MARKS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.2N 85.5W AT 01/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 10 DEGREES AT 10 KT
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1000 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT.
34 KT....... 80NE 40SE 30SW 30NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 80NE 60SE 60SW 60NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.2N 85.5W AT 01/2100Z
AT 01/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 23.9N 85.7W
FORECAST VALID 02/0600Z 26.5N 84.5W
MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT.
34 KT... 80NE 60SE 30SW 30NW.
FORECAST VALID 02/1800Z 30.0N 83.0W
MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT.
34 KT... 80NE 60SE 30SW 30NW.
FORECAST VALID 03/0600Z 33.0N 81.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT.
FORECAST VALID 03/1800Z 35.0N 78.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT.
FORECAST VALID 04/1800Z 41.0N 70.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT.
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 24.2N 85.5W
NEXT ADVISORY AT 02/0300Z
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FORECASTER AVILA
