Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Tropical Storm Bret

 At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Bret was

located near latitude 12.2 North, longitude 48.6 West.  Bret is
moving toward the west near 18 mph (30 km/h), and this general 
motion is expected to continue for the next several days.  On the 
forecast track, the center of Bret is expected move across portions 
of the Lesser Antilles Thursday afternoon and Thursday night, and 
then move across the eastern Caribbean Sea on Friday.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 45 mph (75 km/h) 
with higher gusts.  Additional strengthening is forecast during the 
next day or so, and Bret is expected to be a tropical storm when it 
reaches the Lesser Antilles Thursday and Thursday night.


  The rain has mostly moved out of SE LA with only some lingering showers remaining. There is still the chances for locally heavy rain and s...