Bret is likely to make its way into eastern Caribbean waters this Friday, where it will begin to weaken as Tropical Depression 4 continues to gain organization and intensity.
This tropical depression is moving near west-northwest at a speed of 22 km/h.
The Forecasting Center of the Cuban Meteorological Institute (INSMET) reported Thursday that Tropical Storm Bret lost organization and intensity, while Tropical Depression number four gained organization.
This Thursday at 18:00, Bret will blow with maximum sustained winds of one hundred kilometers per hour (km/h), minimum pressures of one thousand two hectopascals (hPa), and its central region will be near the island of Barbados.
This system continues to move west at a translational speed of 26 km/h and is estimated to move on a similar course over the next 12 to 24 hours, increasing its translational speed to form the Lesser Antilles arc crossing that night and the next morning and entering the waters of the eastern Caribbean where it gradually weakens.
On the other hand, tropical depression number four of the season has organized and maintains maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h with higher gusts and a minimum central pressure of 1,070 hPa.
This tropical depression is moving on a nearly west-northwest course at a speed of 22 km/h and at 6:00 p.m. its central region was estimated to be about 1,670 kilometers east of Barbados, the southern group of Lesser Antilles.
It is forecast to continue gaining organization and intensity over the next 12 to 24 hours, potentially becoming a tropical storm tonight or Friday.
The Insmet note notes that the organism is traveling on the same course, increasing its translational speed somewhat over central Atlantic waters.
This system does not pose a threat to Cuba and is only of interest for navigation.
