Tropical Storm Bret to move through Leeward Islands later this week

Tropical Storm Bret is no longer forecast to strengthen into a hurricane, and is instead expected to remain a tropical storm as it moves through the Leeward Islands Thursday night.

St. Lucia will likely bear the brunt of the storm, with heavy rain and wind in the forecast.

Behind Bret is another system that has a 80% chance of strengthening to a named storm, which would be Cindy.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting up to 17 named storms and nine hurricanes this year.