2023-06-24 07:03:01
Cindy, the third Atlantic tropical storm of the season, formed over the open sea last night from Tropical Depression Four and is moving toward the Lesser Antilles, although it is still far away to have an effect on land.
This new storm coincides with the second of the season, Bret, which after passing through the Leeward Islands, which are part of the Lesser Antilles, it is entering the weaker Caribbean Sea and is expected to dissipate on Saturday night.
Cindy, by contrast, is gradually getting stronger. Its maximum sustained winds are 45 miles per hour (75 km/h) with stronger gusts and extend up to 60 miles (95 km) from the center.
Located 990 miles (1,595 km) from the Lesser Antilles, Cindy is moving west-northwest at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) and is expected to maintain that direction for the next few days.
NHC forecasters forecast the storm to stay well to the east and northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. until early next week.
As for Bret, the NHC reported that tropical storm warnings are still in effect for Dominica, Saint Lucia, Martinique and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (95 km/h) with stronger gusts, but they will weaken over the next few days and Bret is expected to dissipate over the central Caribbean Sea Saturday night or Sunday.
Tropical storm winds extend outward up to 125 miles (205 km) mainly to the north of the center.
Rainfall of up to 10 inches (254 mm) is expected in portions of the Lesser Antilles from Guadeloupe south to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, including Barbados, with risk of flash flooding.
Swells generated by Bret will begin to subside throughout the Lesser Antilles during the day, but they may increase in areas adjacent to the center of the Caribbean Sea later today and Sunday.
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