It's my understanding that if Barbara loses definitive tropical cyclone characteristics during its forecast voyage over to the GOM, its remnants in whatever form they then take would be eligible for a new name from the Atlantic menu should they help result in tropical cyclone formation there. On the other hand, should Barbara consistently remain a tropical cyclone all the way from the eastern Pacific to the western Atlantic, it would retain its Pacific name.
Per NHC this afternoon:
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SHOULD BARBARA MAINTAIN TROPICAL CYCLONE STATUS ALL THE WAY INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO...IT WOULD RETAIN ITS NAME.
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