Tropical Storm Bret pushes through the Lesser Antilles

Havana, Jun 22 (RHC) Tropical Storm Bret is expected to roar across eastern Caribbean islands on Thursday, poised to pelt the region with stiff winds and heavy rain that could cause flooding and dangerous surf.

Bret, packing near-hurricane-force sustained winds of 70 mph, was centered in the Atlantic about 200 miles east of Barbados as of 5 a.m. Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said.

At roughly that same strength, Bret is expected to move Thursday night across parts of the eastern Caribbean’s Lesser Antilles Island group, which includes Dominica, St. Lucia, and Barbados, and the French overseas region of Martinique, the hurricane center said.

Tropical storm conditions – winds of at least 39 mph – are expected to begin in parts of the area by Thursday afternoon, the center said.

After passing the Lesser Antilles, Bret is expected to weaken and press west into the eastern and central Caribbean Sea, the hurricane center said. (Source: Prensa Latina)