Tropical Storm Cindy to weaken, Bret to dissipate, NHC says
Tropical Storm Cindy remained strong Saturday morning, but it isn’t expected to last for long while Tropical Storm Bret also continued to weaken, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical Storm Cindy remained strong Saturday morning, but it isn’t expected to last for long while Tropical Storm Bret also continued to weaken, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Cindy is expected to fizzle out by late Tuesday into Wednesday after it interacts with an upper-level shear that should last over 72 hours. It is expected to remain east of the northern Leeward Islands through the weekend before pivoting northwest, according to the NHC.
Cindy is maintaining its strength with 60-mph winds, while Tropical Storm Bret is barely a tropical cyclone, the NHC said.
“Now that Cindy is beginning to feel the effects of increased northwesterly shear, it’s likely the system has peaked in intensity with weakening not far behind,” the NHC said in the 5 p.m. advisory Saturday.
According to the NHC, Cindy was about 465 miles east of the Lesser Antilles as of 5 p.m. and could degenerate into a trough of low pressure by Tuesday or Wednesday.
There are no severe storm warnings in the U.S. as Cindy’s projected path keeps it away from landfall for now.
Positioning of Tropical Storm Cindy. (National Hurricane Center @NWSNHC)
According to Local 10 meteorologist Brandon Orr, Tropical Storm Bret is expected to fizzle out in the next 24 hours as it heads towards the central Caribbean Sea, where it’s forecast will dissipate by Saturday night.
As of 5 p.m. Saturday, Cindy is moving quickly toward the northwest near 21 mph and the motion is expected to continue with a gradual slowdown. On the forecast track, Cindy should pass well to the northeast of the northernmost Leeward Islands, according to the NHC.
According to forecasters, it is the first time since 1968 that two Tropical Storms have formed in June at the same time.
“The center of Bret will continue moving westward away from the Windward Islands and across the eastern and central Caribbean Sea during the next couple of days,” the NHC said. “Weakening is forecast during the next couple of days, and Bret is expected to dissipate over the central Caribbean Sea by Saturday night or Sunday.”
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has forecast 12 to 17 named storms for this year’s hurricane season. It said between five and nine of those storms could become hurricanes, including up to four major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher.
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Source: WPLG Local 10
