Tropical Storm Bret is making its way toward various eastern Caribbean islands

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This satellite image taken on Tuesday shows Tropical Storm Bret chugging westward toward the eastern Caribbean. / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration via AP

Updated June 21, 2023 at 1:57 AM ET

Advisories have begun being issued in the Caribbean islands, as Tropical Storm Bret is moving west across the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.

By late Tuesday night Atlantic Standard Time, Bret was about 730 miles east of the Windward Islands, a group of eastern Caribbean islands that are part of the Lesser Antilles and include Grenada, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

The storm is moving at 17 mph, with maximum wind speeds of 50 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

A tropical storm watch is currently in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, Martinique and Dominica. In Dominica, the meteorological service said the storm poses a threat to the island and warned of landslides and flooding.

Additionally, more advisories could come for parts of the Lesser Antilles. The National Hurricane Center said people living on those islands, as well as in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, should closely follow updates.

Four to 10 inches of rain are possible from Guadeloupe to St. Lucia, while 2 to 4 inches are possible across Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The rain could cause flash flooding and isolated urban flooding, the National Hurricane Center said.

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