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The system strengthened into Tropical Storm Bret on Monday afternoon. Since Bret formed prior to June 22, it has become the earliest named storm to form in this part of the Atlantic since official records were kept in 1851.
Winds and seas to build around the islands and the Venezuela coast as Bret crosses the region through Tuesday.
Bathers and boaters should heed all advisories as seas and surf will become dangerous.
Because of the compact nature of the storm, adverse conditions are likely to hug the coast of Guyana and Venezuela, the southern part of the Windward Islands and a portion of the Leeward Antilles.
People on the islands from Trinidad and Tobago to Grenada, Margarita and Tortuga can expect showers and gusty thunderstorms to ramp up into Tuesday.
Rain is generally needed on these islands since they receive little rain on an annual basis. However, too much rain can fall too fast and lead to flash flooding and mudslides. Rainfall will average 2-4 inches with locally higher amounts possible.
Comment: On Saturday (June 17) another bolt killed 2 siblings in Jessore while 2 other strikes killed a total of 3 elsewhere in the country a few days prior to that incident.