The second tropical storm of the Atlantic Basin hurricane season has formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. An Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft observed winds strong enough to upgrade the system from a tropical depression to a minimal tropical storm. Barry has sustained winds of 40 mph. As of 3 pm Wednesday the storm was about 75 miles east-northeast of Veracruz, Mexico. The storm is moving west at 10 mph and is expected to make landfall Thursday morning with sustained winds of 45 mph and gusts to 60 mph. The storm will weaken to a tropical depression after making landfall. The main threat from the storm is the potential for flooding and mud slides as up to 10 inches of rain is possible in southern Mexico.
TROPICAL STORM BARRY TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022013 145 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...SECOND TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON FORMS IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO... DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO HAS STRENGTHENED...AND IS NOW TROPICAL STORM BARRY...THE SECOND TROPICAL STORM OF THE 2013 HURRICANE SEASON. DETAILS WILL FOLLOW IN THE NEXT REGULAR ADVISORY AT 4 PM CDT. SUMMARY OF 145 PM CDT...1845 UTC...INFORMATION -------------------------------------------------- LOCATION...19.6N 95.1W ABOUT 75 MI...115 KM ENE OF VERACRUZ MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...16 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES $$ FORECASTER AVILA
