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The tropical storm Bret hit this thursday lesser antilles with heavy rains and maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h), which has led to the issuance of a hurricane watch for St. Luciawhile tropical depression number 4 is expected to become a storm tonight or tomorrow.
He National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the US indicated in its bulletin at 20:00 local time (00:00 GMT) that Bret is located about 55 miles (90 kilometers) southeast of St. Lucia and 60 miles (95 kilometers) west-northwest of barbados.
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The system is moving toward the west with a forward speed of 16 mph (26 km/h) and its center is very close to San Vicente and St. Lucia.
A hurricane watch is in effect for Saint Lucia and a tropical storm warning is in effect for DominicaSt. Lucia, MartiniqueBarbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
According to the forecast track, the Bret vortex will move through the windward islands for the next few hours to continue towards the center of the Caribbean Sea on Friday and Saturday.
“A gradual weakening of Bret is anticipated over the next several days, with the system likely to dissipate over the center of the Caribbean Sea on Sunday”, said the NHC, based in Miami (Florida).
Strong swells are expected in areas of the lesser antilles this Friday and a rain accumulation of 3 to 6 inches (7.6-15 centimeters) with maximum amounts of up to 10 inches (25 centimeters) in Guadeloupe and south to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, including Barbados.
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The experts of NHC They also warned of the development of the Fourth depression, which is expected to become a tropical storm tonight or early tomorrow.
The depression was located this afternoon about 1,190 miles (1,920 kilometers) east of the Lesser Antilles and had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 km/h).
It is moving in a west-northwest direction with a forward speed of 14 mph (22 km/h).
Source: Elcomercio
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