Waiting on Tropical Storm Barry... Will they upgrade or not?

You can watch in these loops how Tropical Depression 2 is transforming into Tropical Storm Barry before your eyes and before landfall in Veracruz.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/gmex/flash-ft.html


The 11 AM Advisory says that they may upgrade, based upon recon data.

"

000
WTNT32 KNHC 191433
TCPAT2

BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL022013
1000 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED... 
...RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WILL CHECK LATER TODAY...


SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...19.6N 94.5W
ABOUT 95 MI...155 KM N OF COATZACOALCOS MEXICO
ABOUT 115 MI...185 KM ENE OF VERACRUZ MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES"

Another view.. of it sitting down there in the pocket ..close to land but still over water.

Let's take a wider view or as I call it the "State of the Tropics" across the Atlantic Basin.

Those waves are coming off of Africa like little metal balls in a pinball machine... just saying..



Will update later if and when they upgrade...

Besos Bobbi

Ps...still headed for Veracruz