Tropical Depression #4 forms in Atlantic as Tropical Storm Bret approaches the Lesser Antilles
Tropical Depression #4 forms as Tropical Storm Bret remains just shy of a hurricane
FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Bret and Tropical Depression #4, which formed early Thursday morning. Tropical Storm Bret’s wind speed are just five miles an hour shy of becoming a hurricane. However, Weber says if it does become a hurricane it will be short-lived as it heads into the Caribbean and begins to battle wind shear. Tropical Depression #4 is trailing behind the tropical storm and as of 11 a.m. it had wind speeds of 35 miles an hour. If winds reach 40 miles per hour, Tropical Depression #4 will become Tropical Storm Cindy, which may happen on Thursday.
TAMPA, Fla. - Invest 93L developed into Tropical Depression #4 in the Central Atlantic on Thursday morning.
According to the National Hurricane Center, it has maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour and is moving west-northwest at 15 miles an hour.
FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber says wind shear will be an issue for TD #4. He says the tropical depression will strengthen and then dissipate as it moves north of the islands next week.
Tropical Depression #4 is following behind Tropical Storm Bret, which, as of 11 a.m. Thursday has wind speeds reaching 70 miles an hour as it moves west at 14 miles per hour.
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According to the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Bret will approach the Lesser Antilles on Thursday evening as a strong tropical storm.
A Hurricane Watch and a Tropical Storm Warning are in effect for St. Lucia and a Tropical Storm Warning is up for Martinique and Dominica. A Tropical Storm Watch has been posted for Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The NHC says more watches and warnings are possible for some islands in the Lesser Antilles on Thursday.
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There is a risk of flooding from heavy rainfall, strong winds, and dangerous waves along the coast where warnings have been posted.
FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber says the wind shear is going to pick up as it makes its way into the Caribbean and will shred the tropical storm apart.
Weber expects Tropical Storm Bret to dissipate over the weekend.
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Neither Tropical Storm Bret nor Tropical Depression #4 will impact the United States.
If Tropical Depression #4 becomes a named storm, it will be called Cindy.