Tropical Storm Brett Spinning Towards the Caribbean On an Unexpected Path

The National Hurricane Center reported Tuesday afternoon that Tropical Storm Bret is still moving toward the Caribbean Sea. A tropical storm watch was issued for Barbados as Bret approaches the Caribbean.

Later tonight, watches are likely to be issued for additional islands in the Lesser Antilles.

Despite the fact that it had been gauge to fortify into the season's most memorable typhoon, the framework is currently expected to stay underneath tropical storm strength and afterward disseminate over the Caribbean over the course of the following couple of days, the middle said.

On Thursday, Bret is expected to cross the Lesser Antilles as a tropical storm, posing a threat of flooding due to heavy rainfall, strong winds, and potentially dangerous storm surge and waves. AccuWeather says that isolated flooding could occur in low-lying areas of the eastern Caribbean as a result of the brisk winds and heavy rain, which could result in downed tree branches, minor roof damage, and more.

According to the hurricane center, storm total rainfall of 4 to 6 inches, with a maximum of 10 inches, is possible across portions of the Lesser Antilles from Guadeloupe southward to St. Lucia through Saturday morning. Flash flooding could result from the heavy rain.

Residents of the Lesser Antilles were advised to keep an eye on how the tropical storm was progressing by forecasters at the National Hurricane Center. In addition, people in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands should keep an eye on Bret's forecast for updates and have a hurricane plan in place.

Tropical Storm Bret's predicted path based on spaghetti models Where is it heading and how strong is it?

The center of Tropical Storm Bret was 835 miles to the east of the Windward Islands at 5 p.m. Bret is heading west at an average speed of 18 mph, and it is anticipated that this general direction will continue for the next few days.

With higher gusts, the maximum sustained winds were now 45 mph. From the center, winds with the strength of a tropical storm extend 45 miles outward.

AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said that AccuWeather meteorologists told people in Bret's path to look at the "entire window of movement" rather than just the center. This is because it's possible that the storm could take not only a westerly path but also a "last-minute jog to the north" as it gets closer to the Caribbean.

According to forecasters at the Hurricane Center, there is still a "significant spread in the three- to five-day track" for Bret, probably as a result of differences in the storm's predicted intensity.

Tropical Storm Bret is unusual for June. Forecasters were keeping an eye on two systems on Monday. The presence of the two frameworks in June is strange.

Conditions favorable to future development are being created by abnormally warm water temperatures and low wind shear, which tear apart developing tropical systems.

According to Hurricane Meteorologist Philip Klotzbach of Colorado State University, Bret is the farthest east a tropical storm has ever formed in the tropical Atlantic this early in the year, south of 23.5 North.

A tropical wave that formed off the coast of Africa rarely results in the formation of a tropical system in the eastern tropical Atlantic. AccuWeather says that typically happens in August and September.

Is a rare hurricane in June possible? Forecasters are keeping an eye on the most recent storm. A tropical depression could follow Tropical Storm Bret As Tropical Storm Bret moves through the Atlantic on its way to the Caribbean on Tuesday, another tropical wave behind it—Invest 93L—could develop into a tropical depression within the next few days.

A tropical wave a few hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands is causing showers and thunderstorms to gradually show signs of organization. A tropical depression is likely to form over the next few days as Invest 93L moves west across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic at 10 to 15 mph due to favorable conditions in the environment.

It is still too early to know if Invest 93L will have an effect on the United States.