NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION BARRY ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS

DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12:00 PM

MONDAY 15TH JULY 2019.

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION BARRY CONTINUES MOVING SLOWLY NORTH

THROUGH ARKANSAS.....FLASH FLOODING REMAINS LIKELY INTO

TUESDAY MORNING...

AT 11:00 AM, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BARRY WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 35.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 93.4 WEST OR 145 MILES SOUTH

OF SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE

NORTH NEAR 12 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME

NORTHEASTERLY ON TUESDAY AND EASTERLY ON WEDNESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

THIS SYSTEM POSES NO THREAT TO THE BAHAMAS.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM.

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: SHEZELLE MATHER