Storm Bret – latest update: Caribbean on alert for potential hurricane as season’s first named storm builds
Geocolor satellite image of tropical storm Bret shared by National Hurricane Centre (NHC)
(National Hurricane Centre)
Tropical storm Bret is building in strengh over the central Atlantic and could become a hurricane in the next couple of days, the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) has said in its latest advisory, putting Caribbean islands on alert.
“The system should be approaching the Lesser Antilles by late this week,” the hurricane centre said in its advisory.
The storm, about 1,210 miles (1,945km) east of the southern Windward Islands, is packing maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (65kph), the Miami-based forecaster said.
“Environmental conditions appear conducive for strengthening over the next few days, with a much warmer than normal ocean in the depression’s path, along with plentiful mid-level moisture and light shear,” the centre said.
The storm is raising concerns in the Caribbean as it potentially threatens the Leeward or Windward islands later this week.
The Leeward Islands, located where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic, include the Virgin Islands, Saint Martin, and Antigua and Barbuda. To the south are the Windward Islands: Dominica, Grenada, Martinique and others.
When will storm Bret become a hurricane?
Storm Bret, which originated in the Atlantic emerging over the central Atlantic, is expected to become a hurricane over the next “couple of days”, according to the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC).
The centre said the storm is currently positioned about 1,945km east of the southern Windward Islands and is expected to head towards the Caribbean.
Stuti Mishra20 June 2023 07:30
Storm Bret forms over Atlantic sparking fears in Caribbean
Tropical storm Bret has formed in the Atlantic sparking fears that it could strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane and take aim at the Caribbean.
Forecasters say that the storm, the second named one of the season, could pose a hurricane threat to the eastern Caribbean by Thursday and the Dominican Republic and Haiti by the weekend.
Graeme Massie has the details here:
Stuti Mishra20 June 2023 06:51
Welcome to The Independent‘s live blog, where we will be providing you with the latest updates on the developing tropical storm Bret, which is expected to intensify into a hurricane.
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