The US National Hurricane Center says Tropical storm Bret has degenerated into a tropical wave.
It is expected to continue moving westward across the Caribbean where strong southerly shear prevails, and regeneration of the system is not anticipated.
Bret was located about 115 miles east of Curacao, with maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour.
In the meantime, citizens of Trinidad and Tobago are mopping up after being spared the full brunt of Tropical Storm Bret, the first named weather system of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season that made its way through the twin island republic late Monday night into this morning.
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management said there were no reports of injuries but several properties, mainly in the eastern and northern section of Trinidad as well as Tobago had been affected by the storm’s passage.
Tropical Storm Cindy
Meanwhile, the US National Hurricane Center forecasters have warned parts of the Gulf Coast to brace for heavy rain and dangerous flash floods as Tropical Storm Cindy nears.
In their 5:00 p.m. advisory, forecasters said the storm, located about 280 miles south of Morgan City, Louisiana on the state’s southeast coast, could trigger life-threatening flash floods.
It is expected to dump between six and nine inches of rain from the Florida Panhandle to Texas over the next two days. Some areas could get up to 12 inches of rain.
A foot to three-foot storm surge is also possible for parts of the coast.
The storm, with sustained winds of 45 miles per hour extending 205 miles, had stalled on Tuesday but was expected to begin moving to the northwest at about 10 miles per hour and near the Louisiana coast late on Wednesday.
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