Tropical Storm Bret has formed over the central Atlantic and could strengthen to a hurricane by the end of the week. Here's what to expect:
A satellite image shows tropical storm Bret forming in the Atlantic ocean, June 20, 2023.Tropical Storm Bret, which is churning in the Atlantic, is forecast to strengthen and move into the Caribbean by early Friday morning near the island of St. Lucia.
But the threat for Bret becoming a hurricane is diminishing. On the current path, Bret will weaken as it moves south of Puerto Rico early Friday, sparing the island. Both of our major models such as European and American are agreeing more this morning, and keeping Bret in the Caribbean south of Puerto Rico and weakening it this weekend.MORE: US Atlantic Coast becoming 'breeding ground' for rapidly intensifying hurricanes due to climate change, scientists say
Behind Bret is another system that has a 70% chance of strengthening to a named storm, which would be Cindy. Bret will continue west into central Caribbean and on the current path it might miss Puerto Rico to the South.
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