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This wasn't a center sonde, but a dropsonde from the NOAA plane to the northeast of the apparent center found a surface pressure of 1009 mb, lower than all surrounding observations by 2-3 mb, suggesting that the nascent core of #PTC02 might be beginning to…

Low-end TS possible come morning. Large convection burst really gave it away. https://t.co/xvjW5Jwr2x

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#FLASH: The United States Forces Korea (USFK) has said that North Korea's Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is capable of reaching anywhere in the U.S. mainland, its first official assessment of the long-range missile - @YonhapNews

N. Korea's Hwasong-15 ICBM can strike anywhere in U.S. mainland: USFK https://t.co/saWhLREH4z

Earthquake: 4.5 quake hits north of Ridgecrest https://t.co/KaLVP35dlQ

The Gulf of Mexico will start mixing like a bath tub with building ocean waves around "Barry" 🌀 Highest waves > 40-feet east of the center of circulation. Beach surf may be hazardous as far east as Panama City Beach, Florida. 🌊 https://t.co/Drl8isNYg8

#PTC2 getting a little better organized. Don't look at colors in this imagery (last 3 hours, GOES 16 Color Shortwave IR) but look at shape of the middle. Getting rounder and curvier https://t.co/rIdIhNHXBv

JUL 9: USAF B-52Hs MYTEE53 & 54 departed Minot AFB for Andersen AFB, Guam

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Recon found a pressure of 1005mb with a more defined center. I imagine we will have a depression or officially #Barry soon.

We found a broad circulation, but fortunately not yet much else to see but a few showers and a lot of oil rigs! https://t.co/U4N51r0IJz

Recon is finding MSLP values of ~1005mb as well as a more defined and tighter surface circulation. #PTC2 #tropics

TD likely in the next few NHC advisories. https://t.co/YTlScaSlxM

#BREAKING: Today five armed IRGC vessels in the Persian Gulf unsuccessfully attempted to seize a British oil tanker according to two US officials with direct knowledge of the incident-CNN via @HamdiAlkhshali

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NOAA WP-3D N42RF NOAA42 departed Lakeland Linder at 2003Z - Gulf of Mexico mission #PTC2

Plus side to those looking to head to the gulf coast later this month. https://t.co/07EhrENGLs

Potential Tropical Cyclone 2 is in quite a favorable environment with an anticyclone over it and very warm SSTs. No reason why this storm can't strengthen, potentially rapidly, over the next 60-72 hours. #tropics

I'm concerned about the ability of Barry to rapidly intensify late Friday into Saturday prior to landfall -- as it takes the northward turn into the Louisiana coast.