Operation Storm Watch

Operation Storm Watch

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Disturbance Becomes Tropical Storm Barry

A Tropical Storm Warning is now in effect for the Louisiana coast from the Mouth of the Pearl River to Morgan City.

A Storm Surge Warning is now in effect for the Louisiana coast from the Mouth of the Atchafalaya River to Shell Beach.

A Tropical Storm Watch is now in effect for the Mississippi coast east of the Mouth of the Pearl River to the Mississippi/Alabama

border...and for Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas including metropolitan New Orleans.

A Storm Surge Watch is now in effect for the Mississippi coast from the Mouth of the Pearl River to the Mississippi/Alabama border.

At 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Barry was located near latitude 27.8 North, longitude 88.7 West. Barry is

moving toward the west near 5 mph (7 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue today. A turn toward the west-northwest is

expected tonight, followed by a turn toward the northwest on Friday. On the forecast track the center of Barry will be near the

central or southeastern coast of Louisiana Friday night or Saturday.

Reports from Air Force Reserve and NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 40 mph

(65 km/h) with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is expected during the next day or two, and Barry could become a hurricane late

Friday or early Saturday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 km) mainly to the southeast of the center.


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