486  
WTPZ32 KNHC 080838  
TCPEP2  
 
BULLETIN  
TROPICAL STORM BARBARA ADVISORY NUMBER 1  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP022025  
300 AM CST SUN JUN 08 2025  
   
..TROPICAL STORM BARBARA FORMS OFFSHORE OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO
 
 
 
 
SUMMARY OF 300 AM CST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...15.2N 102.4W  
ABOUT 180 MI...290 KM SSW OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES  
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS  
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.  
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK  
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AT 300 AM CST (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BARBARA WAS  
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 102.4 WEST. BARBARA IS  
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H), AND THIS  
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A TURN  
TOWARD THE WEST AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS ANTICIPATED ON TUESDAY.  
 
SATELLITE-DERIVED WIND DATA INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS  
ARE NEAR 45 MPH (75 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS  
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO, AND BARBARA IS FORECAST TO  
BECOME A HURRICANE ON MONDAY.  
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES (75 KM)  
FROM THE CENTER.  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB (29.56 INCHES).  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  
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RAINFALL: RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS  
UP TO 6 INCHES, ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MEXICAN STATES  
OF GUERRERO, MICHOACAN, COLIMA, AND JALISCO THROUGH MONDAY. THIS  
RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES.  
 
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF FORECAST RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH  
TROPICAL STORM BARBARA, PLEASE SEE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL GRAPHIC AVAILABLE AT  
HURRICANES.GOV/GRAPHICS_EP2.SHTML?RAINQPF  
 
SURF: SWELLS GENERATED BY BARBARA WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE COAST  
OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THESE SWELLS ARE  
LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.  
PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.  
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY  
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 900 AM CST.  
 

 
FORECASTER REINHART  
 
 
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