ACCORDING TO THE 5 PM TROPICAL ALERT STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES ON WEDNESDAY, 21 JUNE 2023, TROPICAL STORM BRET CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARDS.

AT 5 PM, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BRET WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 53.9 WEST OR ABOUT 586 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.

BRET IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO WHILE BRET APPROACHES THE LESSER ANTILLES. WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY AFTER BRET PASSES MONTSERRAT, AND THE SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA BY SATURDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB OR 29.53.

REPEATING THE 5 PM ECT POSITION, 13.3 N, 53.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE AT 11 PM

FORECASTER PATRICE EDWARDS