At 4:00 p.m., the broad circulation center of Tropical Storm Barry was located near latitude 28.7 degrees north, longitude 90.9 degrees west, or about 115 km south-southeast of Morgan City, Louisiana.

Barry is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 km/h. A motion toward the northwest should begin during the next several hours, followed by a turn toward the north Saturday night or Sunday. On the forecast track, the center of Barry will approach the central or southeastern coast of Louisiana through tonight and then make landfall over the central Louisiana coast on Saturday.
After landfall, Barry is expected to move generally northward through the Mississippi Valley through Sunday night.


Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 100 km/h with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast before landfall, and Barry is expected to be a hurricane when the center reaches the Louisiana coast on Saturday. Weakening is expected after Barry moves inland.



Tropical Storm Barry is not a threat to Jamaica.
The Meteorological Service will continue to monitor this system.