Orange cyclone vigilance in Martinique as storm Bret approaches

Tropical storm Bret is expected to hit Martinique on Thursday June 22 in the late afternoon, with expected gusts of up to 150 km/h.

By IM with AFP

Metéo-France issued an orange cyclone alert for Martinique on Wednesday June 21, in anticipation of the arrival of tropical storm Bret late Thursday afternoon. Gusts of up to 150 km/h are expected in the most exposed areas. As of 5:30 p.m. local time (2130 GMT), the center of the tropical storm was 780 kilometers east of Martinique and moving at a top speed of 100 km/h, with gusting winds of 120 km/h.

“The passage window of the center of Bret is between Thursday at the end of the afternoon and the night from Thursday to Friday”, indicates Météo-France. The most likely area of ​​passage of the center of the storm is between the south of Martinique and the island of Saint-Vincent, according to the institute. At the peak of the event, the average wind will blow between 60 and 70 km/h over the northern half of Martinique, and between 70 and 90 km/h on average over the southern half. The gusts can reach 100 to 120 km / h and locally 150 km / h in the most exposed areas, according to the same source.