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 over the next 24 hours before weakening in the Gulf. The system is likely to collapse over the central Caribbean Sea by Sunday. As of 8 p.m. Thursday, Bret was 60 miles west-northwest of Barbados and had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. The storm was moving west at 16 mph. “This general motion is expected to move with increasing forward velocity over the next few days. On the forecast track, the BRIT center is expected to move through the Windward Islands over the next several hours, then move west through the eastern and central Caribbean Sea on Friday and Saturday,” according to NHC, as the hurricane moves into the eastern Caribbean Sea, the atmosphere is expected to become unfavorable for intensification. There is also Tropical Depression 4, which will become Cindy if it intensifies into a tropical storm. LuciaA 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 islands in the next 24 hours before weakening in the Gulf. The system is likely to collapse over the central Caribbean Sea by Sunday.
As of 8 p.m. Thursday, Brett was 60 miles WNW of Barbados and had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. The storm was moving west at 16 mph.
“This general motion with an increase in forward speed is expected over the next few days. On the forecast track, the BRIT center is expected to move through 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 Depression 4which will become Cindy if it intensifies into a tropical storm.
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Summary of applicable hours and warnings:
A hurricane watch is in effect for…
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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