News Item on Tropical Storm Bret issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology Forecast Section, at 6 AM, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. ...BRET MOVING ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA...

At 5AM, The Center of Tropical Storm Bret was located near Latitude 10.6°North and Longitude 62.9° West or about 75 miles East-SouthEast of Isla Margarita.

TROPICAL STORM BRET IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 21 MPH AND THIS GENEREAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA LATER TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST TODAY AND A WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY WHEN BRET IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION.

The Next News will be issued at Noon.

Prepared by Forecaster: IAN V. McKenzie