ACCORDING TO THE 11 AM TROPICAL ALERT STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES ON TUESDAY, 20 JUNE 2023, TROPICAL STORM BRET CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARDS.

AT 11 AM, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BRET WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 52.5 WEST OR ABOUT 681 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING MONTSERRAT.

BRET IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED BEFORE BRET REACHES THE LESSER ANTILLES ON THURSDAY BEFORE WEAKENING COMMENCES ON FRIDAY.

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

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB OR 29.56.

REPEATING THE 11 AM ECT POSITION, 13.0 N, 52.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE AT 5 PM.

FORECASTER ORVIN PAIGE