Tropical Depression Four has formed in the Atlantic Ocean. The system is currently halfway between the Caribbean and Africa. It is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Cindy in the coming days before passing just north of the Caribbean Islands early next week. Most model guidance has a trough coming down over the Eastern U.S., keeping TD 4 east of the United States. Tropical Storm Bret is slightly stronger, just shy of hurricane status, with winds at 70 mph. Bret will arrive near the Lesser Antilles late tonight and into Friday, likely as a strong tropical storm or potentially as a Category 1 storm. By this weekend, the storm is expected to continue its track west into the Caribbean Sea. That's when wind shear should begin to tear the storm apart. Drier air could also weaken the storm. By Sunday, there might not be much left of Bret, and only remnant moisture looks to make its way into Central America.