Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for BRET-23
in Colombia, Venezuela, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Barbados

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone BRET-23 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID TC 1000977
Name BRET-23
From - To 19 Jun - 24 Jun
Exposed countries Colombia, Venezuela, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Barbados
Exposed population No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 111 km/h Tropical storm
Maximum storm surge 0.7 m (24 Jun 09:00 UTC)
Vulnerability Medium (Aruba)

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Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
GDACS NOAA 65 km/h 0.7 m n.a. 0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF 140 km/h 0.6 m 547 mm 0.5
GFS 108 km/h 0.7 m 410 mm 0.5
ECMWF 65 km/h 0.5 m 573 mm 0.5
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Lesser Antilles, The Caribbean - Tropical storm BRET (ECHO 21 Jun 2023)Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:28

  • A new tropical storm named BRET formed over the central Atlantic Ocean on 19 June and started moving west toward the Lesser Antilles, strenghtening. On 21 June at 6.00 UTC, its centre was located over the Ocean approximately 1,080 km east-southeast of Saint Lucia (Windward Islands, southern Lesser Antilles) with maximum sustained winds of 85 km/h.
  • On the forecast track, BRET is expected to continue moving west, further strenghtening, and to pass between Saint Lucia and Martinique (France) on 23 June around 0.00 UTC, with maximum sustained winds up to 102 km/h.
  • Heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surges are forecast over most of Lesser Antilles starting from 22 June. NOAA has issued a Tropical Storm Watch over Saint Lucia, Martinique, Dominica and the Barbados.
Lesser Antilles, The Caribbean - Tropical storm BRET, update (ECHO 22 Jun 2023)Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:58

  • Tropical storm named BRET continued moving west toward the Lesser Antilles, further strenghtening. On 22 June at 6.00 UTC, its centre was located over the Ocean approximately 410 km east of Barbados and approximately 560 km east of Saint Lucia (Windward Islands, southern Lesser Antilles) with maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h.
  • On the forecast track, BRET is expected to pass between Saint Lucia and Martinique (France) on 23 June around 0.00 UTC, with maximum sustained winds up to 102 km/h. After that, it is forecast to enter in the Caribbean Sea on 23-24 June, well off the coast of southern Puerto Rico and the Hispaniola Island, further weakening.
  • Heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surges are forecast over most of Lesser Antilles over 22-23 June. NOAA has issued a Hurricane Watch for Saint Lucia, a Tropical Storm Warning for Martinique and Dominica and a Tropical Storm Watch for St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Barbados.
Lesser Antilles, The Caribbean - Tropical storm BRET, update (ECHO 23 Jun 2023)Fri, 23 Jun 2023 09:14

  • Tropical storm named BRET continued moving west toward the Windward Islands (southern Lesser Antilles) and passed over the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Islands on 23 June around 3.00 UTC, with maximum sustained winds of 93 km/h. On 23 June at 6.00 UTC, its centre was located over the Caribbean Sea approximately 70 km west of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, with maximum sustained winds of 95 km/h.
  • On the forecast track, BRET is forecast to continue moving westward over the southern Caribbean Sea on 24-25 June, well off the coast of southern Puerto Rico and the Hispaniola Island, further weakening and dissipating.
  • Over the next 24 hours, heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surges are still forecast over the the Windward Islands. A Tropical Storm Warning issued by NOAA is still in effect over Dominica, St. Lucia, Martinique, Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
BRET-23 - EC/ECHO daily mapFri, 23 Jun 2023 17:04

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