5 AM UPDATE: A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONTSERRAT – ON ITS PRESENT TRACK, TROPICAL STORM BRET IS FORECAST TO PASS WELL SOUTH OF THE ISLAND, AND AT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM MONTSERRAT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS; HOWEVER, RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF THE SYSTEM!

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ACCORDING TO THE 5 AM TROPICAL ALERT STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES ON WEDNESDAY, 21 JUNE 2023, TROPICAL STORM BRET REMAINS IN THE MONITORED AREA.

AT 5 AM, THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL STORM BRET WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 51.4 WEST OR ABOUT 656 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING MONTSERRAT.


TROPICAL STORM BRET IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 16 MILES PER HOUR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE BEFORE BRET REACHES THE CARIBBEAN SEA.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND UP TO 60 MILES FROM THE CENTRE.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB OR 29.56 INCHES.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE AT 11 AM TODAY.

FORECASTER LORNE SALMON

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