public notice: news item on tropical storm bret friday june 23 2023

NEWS ITEM

THIS IS A NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM BRET ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE AT 6AM EDT FRIDAY, 23^RDJUNE, 2023.

...BRET’S TRAILING RAINBANDS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS...

AT 5:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BRET WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 13.4° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 62.9° WESTOR ABOUT 115 MILES WEST OF ST. VINCENT.

BRET IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MILES PER HOUR, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF BRET WILL CONTINUE MOVING WESTWARD AWAY FROM THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND BRET IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA BY SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY.