MIAMI — A trio of Caribbean islands are under tropical storm watches Tuesday night as Tropical Storm Bret works its way west for a likely scrape later this week.
St. Lucia joined Barbados and Dominica in issuing the watches as Bret inched closer with 45 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center said in its 8 p.m. bulletin.
Bret spent most of Tuesday battling unfriendly winds and dry air and emerged slightly stronger, despite likely losing its slim chance to strengthen into the season’s first hurricane as it approaches the Windward and Leeward Islands. Forecaster expect the storm to weaken through the weekend and kept it on a path into the Caribbean Islands but well clear of Florida.
