Tropical Storm Bret moving closer to the Lesser Antilles
Tropical Storm Bret is moving quickly westward toward the Lesser Antilles Tuesday.
As of 11 a.m., it was located 945 miles east of the southern Windward Islands.
Bret is moving to the west at 21 mph.
Winds are near 40 mph with higher gusts.
No watches or warnings are currently in effect, but Tropical Storm Watches may be issued for parts of the Lesser Antilles today or tonight.
Bret is expected to strengthen but is no longer expected to become a hurricane.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 mb.
Bret is the second tropical storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. The first named storm, Arlene, was a short-lived system in the Gulf of Mexico.
There is high uncertainty with the exact track of the system long-term, but it is expected Bret will not impact Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.
A second area of interest, Invest 93L, continues to organize in the eastern waters of the open Atlantic.
This now has a high development chance, and could become a tropical depression midweek.
Hurricane season concludes on Nov. 30.
Source: WJXT News4JAX
