Track map & timeline · Atlantic · July 16–23, 2011
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Bret (2011) was a tropical storm of the 2011 Atlantic season. It formed on July 16, 2011, 105 mi ENE of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, reached its peak of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 995 mb on July 18, 2011, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on July 18, 2011). The storm lasted 7.0 days and travelled about 1,788 miles (2,877 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 30.7°N 79.7°W | 105 mi ENE of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 30.3°N 79.4°W | 119 mi ENE of Palm Coast, Florida |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 29.8°N 79.1°W | 123 mi ENE of Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 29.3°N 78.8°W | 130 mi ENE of Titusville, Florida |
| Jul 17 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 28.8°N 78.5°W | 138 mi ENE of Palm Bay, Florida |
| Jul 17 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 28.3°N 78.3°W | 119 mi NNE of West End, Bahamas |
| Jul 17 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 27.8°N 78.2°W | 92 mi NNE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Jul 18 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 27.5°N 78.1°W | 75 mi NNE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Jul 18 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 27.1°N 78.0°W | 57 mi NE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Jul 18 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 27.4°N 77.5°W | 94 mi NE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Jul 18 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 27.8°N 77.1°W | 130 mi NE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Jul 19 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 996 mb | 28.4°N 76.8°W | 172 mi NE of Lucaya, Bahamas |
| Jul 19 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 29.0°N 76.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 29.5°N 76.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 30.0°N 75.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 30.5°N 75.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 30.9°N 74.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 31.4°N 74.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 31.9°N 73.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 32.4°N 72.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 33.0°N 72.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 33.5°N 71.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 34.1°N 70.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 35.1°N 68.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 36.2°N 67.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 37.3°N 65.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 38.3°N 62.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 39.2°N 60.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 39.8°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Bret.
At its peak on July 18, 2011, Bret was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a central pressure of 995 mb.
7.0 days, from July 16, 2011 to July 23, 2011. It travelled about 1,788 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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