News Item on Tropical Storm Bret issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology Forecast Section, at 12PM, Tuesday, June 20, 2017.

… BRET FORECAST TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA…

At 11AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BRET WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.6°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 64.4° WEST OR ABOUT 315 MILES EAST OF CURACAO.

TROPICAL STORM BRET IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 21 MPH, AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM OR ITS REMNANTS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING SHOULD BEGIN TODAY, AND THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE ON THURSDAY. THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM.

Prepared by Forecaster: Orson Nixon