Tropical Storm Bret Forms

Tropical Storm Bret Public Advisory

Tropical Storm Bret Advisory Number 5 from the National Hurricane Center in Miami. An Air Force hurricane hunter mission this afternoon into the disturbance was able to find a well defined closed circulation, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 5 p.m. update.

LOCATION…9.4N 59.8W ABOUT 125 MI…200 KM SE OF TRINIDAD ABOUT 225 MI…365 KM SE OF GRENADA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…40 MPH…65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT…WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 30 MPH…48 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1007 MB…29.74 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for… * Trinidad * Tobago * Grenada * Venezuela from Pedernales to Cumana including Isla de Margarita A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for… * Bonaire * Curacao * Aruba A

Bret is moving towards the west

Bret is moving toward the west-northwest near 30 mph. The storm is expected to continue at a slightly slower speed over the next 48 hours. It is expected to move near or over Trinidad and then the eastern coast of Venezuela tonight and early Tuesday. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 48 hours. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles from the center, mainly north of the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb (29.74 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ———–

WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected to first reach portions of the warning area tonight, making outside preparations difficult or dangerous.

RAINFALL: The disturbance is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 2 to 4 inches over the Windward Islands and the eastern coast of Venezuela tonight and Tuesday.