According to the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Brett reached nearly hurricane strength Thursday night, and Bree is expected to move across the Caribbean islands through the Windward Islands through Thursday night before weakening in the Gulf. The system is likely to collapse over the central Caribbean Sea by Saturday or Sunday, and as of 11 p.m. Thursday, Bret was 5 miles east of St. Vincent and had maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. The storm was moving west at 18 mph. “This general motion is expected over the next couple of days. On the forecast track, the BRIT center is expected to move across and away from the Windward Islands over the next several hours, then move west through the eastern and central Caribbean Sea Friday and Saturday,” the NHC wrote, according to the NHC, when it moves Hurricane to the eastern Caribbean Sea, the atmosphere is expected to become unfavorable to intensify. There is also Tropical Storm Cindy, which formed Thursday night. Hurricane Survival Guide 2023 RELATED: WESH 2 2023 Hurricane Season Forecast Summary of Watches and Warnings in Impact: Tropical Storm Warning in effect for … DominicaSt. Lucia Martinique Barbados St. Vincent and the Grenadines A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area, in this case within the next 24 hours. A Tropical Storm Warning means that a tropical storm is expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within 24 hours. Through Saturday, total rainfall is possible from 3 to 6 inches with maximum amounts of 10 inches across parts of the Lesser Antilles from Guadeloupe south to Grenada, including Barbados. It is the second hurricane to form in the tropical Atlantic Ocean in June since record-keeping began, according to meteorologist Philip Klotzbach at Colorado State University.
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Tropical Storm Brett almost reached hurricane strength Thursday night, according to the National Hurricane Center.
BRIT is expected to move through the Caribbean through the Windward Islands through Thursday night before weakening in the Gulf. The system is likely to collapse over the central Caribbean Sea on Saturday or Sunday.
As of the 11 p.m. advisory Thursday, Brett was 5 miles east of St. Vincent and had maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. The storm was moving west at 18 mph.
“This general motion is expected over the next couple of days. On the forecast track, the BRIT center is expected to move across and away from the Windward Islands over the next several hours, then move west through the eastern and central Caribbean Sea Friday and Saturday.”
According to the NHC, as the hurricane moves into the eastern Caribbean Sea, the atmosphere is expected to become unfavorable for intensification.
There is also Tropical Storm Cindyformed Thursday night.
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Summary of applicable hours and warnings:
A Tropical Storm Warning in effect for…
- Dominica
- Lucia Street
- Martinique
- Barbados
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area, in this case within the next 24 hours.
A Tropical Storm Warning means that a tropical storm is expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within 24 hours.
Through Saturday, total rainfall is possible from 3 to 6 inches with maximum amounts of 10 inches across parts of the Lesser Antilles from Guadeloupe south to Grenada, including Barbados.
Brett is the second named storm of the season, right behind Arlene.
This is the second hurricane to form in the tropical Atlantic Ocean in June since record-keeping began, according to Colorado State University meteorologist Philip Klotzbach.
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