Issued at 700 PM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025
000 WTNT32 KNHC 292341 TCPAT2 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Barry Intermediate Advisory Number 5A NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL022025 700 PM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025 ...BARRY NEAR THE EASTERN GULF COAST OF MEXICO... ...HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN MEXICO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS... SUMMARY OF 700 PM CDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...21.6 97.2W ABOUT 60 MI...100 KM SE OF TAMPICO MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: None. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for... * Gulf coast of Mexico from Boca de Catan southward to Tecolutla A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within the next 12 hours. For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by your national meteorological service. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 700 PM CDT (0000 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Barry was located near latitude 21.6 North, longitude 97.2 West. Barry is moving toward the northwest near 8 mph (13 km/h) and this general motion is expected to continue through tonight. On the forecast track, the storm is expected to make landfall within the tropical storm warning area in the next several hours and then move inland over eastern Mexico later tonight. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change is strength is anticipated before Barry makes landfall, but rapid weakening is expected to begin after the storm moves inland. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb (29.74 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- Key messages for Tropical Storm Barry can be found in the Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT2 and WMO header WTNT42 KNHC. RAINFALL: Barry is expected to produce rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches, with isolated maximum totals of 10 inches, across portions of the Mexican states of Veracruz, San Luis Potosi, and Tamaulipas through Monday. This rainfall may produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain. For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall and flash flooding associated with Tropical Storm Barry, please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?rainqpf WIND: Tropical storm conditions, especially in gusts, are expected in the tropical storm warning area during the next few hours. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 1000 PM CDT. $$ Forecaster Pasch