Tropical Storm Barry is going to bring heavy, but beneficial rains to much of Florida and southern Georgia, up into the Carolinas…
Alabama high and dry…
FAST FACTS ON BARRY…
At 7 p.m. CDT…the center of Barry was near:
Latitude 24.2N
Longitude 85.3W
or about 320 miles southwest of Tampa
Movement is N at 12
Central Pressure is 997 millibars
Maximum sustained winds are 50 mph
EFFECTS…
RAINFALL: 3-6 inches of rain will fall across much of Florida and southern Georgia with isolated amount up to ten inches
WINDS: current NHC forecasts shows a 40% probability that tropical storm force winds will affect the area from the Florida Big Bend up to about Brunswick, Georgia.
TIDES: storm tides of 3-5 feet above normal will pound the coast to the right of the storms landfall
TORNADOES: tornadoes will be possible in the right front quadrant of the hurricane as it makes landfall, affecting the Florida Peninsula
EXPECTED TRACK:
Here is the predicted track and cone of uncertainty for Barry…
You can see from this satellite photo of Barry that the storm is disorganized.
WEATHER REPORTS FROM FLORIDA AT 8 PM CDT…
KEY WEST NAS LGT RAIN..Temp 79…DP 73…RH 82%… Wind SE21G26…Pressure 29.78F
PUNTA GORDA LGT RAIN…Temp 67…DP 64…RH 90%…Wind E16…Pressure 29.89S…FOG
ST PETERSBURG LGT RAIN…Temp 68…DP 64…RH 88%…Wind NE23…Pressure 29.89F
