Tropical Weather Forecast - June 19, 2023

Things are heating up in the tropics! Tropical Depression Three is now Tropical Storm Bret and has formed in the central Atlantic. Movement is west at 21 mph with 40 mph winds. Bret should approach the Lesser Antilles later in the week. This system is forecast to become a hurricane by Wednesday with 75-80 mph winds. Another Tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic has a medium chance to become a Tropical cyclone over the next few days. Both of these systems are several days out from any potential US impact.