FXCN31 CWHX 211800
TROPICAL CYCLONE TECHNICAL INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE 
CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 1.30 PM ADT 
THURSDAY 21 JULY 2011.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ON TROPICAL STORM BRET.

1. CURRENT POSITION, STRENGTH, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MOTION

AT 3.00 PM ADT, TROPICAL STORM BRET WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
34.5 N AND LONGITUDE 69.8 W, ABOUT 285 NAUTICAL MILES OR 530
KM WEST NORTHWEST OF BERMUDA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
ESTIMATED AT 35 KNOTS ( 65 KM/H ) AND CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 1007
MB. BRET IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 12 KNOTS ( 22 KM/H ).

2. FORECAST POSITION, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND STRENGTH

DATE     TIME     LAT    LON   MSLP  MAX WIND
          ADT                    MB  KTS  KMH
JUL 21  3.00 PM  34.5N  69.8W  1007   35   65
JUL 22  3.00 AM  36.1N  67.5W  1009   30   56
JUL 22  3.00 PM  37.7N  64.1W  1009   30   56
JUL 23  3.00 AM  39.1N  60.1W  1009   30   56

3. TECHNICAL DISCUSSION

A. ANALYSIS
TROPICAL STORM BRET IS HEAVILY SHEARED FROM THE NORTH.
ALL DEEP CONVECTION IS OCCURRING WELL TO THE SOUTH OF
THE CENTRE. ADDITIONALLY WATER VAPOUR IMAGERY INDICATES
DRY AIR TO THE NORTH OF BRET.

B. PROGNOSTIC
THE HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT EXPLAINED IN THE ANALYSIS SECTION
IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST. BRET SHOULD BE DOWNGRADED BY NHC TO
A TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH BRET WILL MOVE
INTO THE OUTER EDGES OF OUR RESPONSE ZONE, NO SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT ON CANADIAN OFFSHORE WATERS IS EXPECTED.

THIS WILL BE ONLY BULLETIN ON TROPICAL STORM BRET ISSUED BY
THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE.

END HATT