European windstorms/2012/July/Elsa/Special 1

EUROPEAN WINDSTORM (EW) ELSA SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 1
KIEWII-COBRASTRIKE GACC DUNDEE UK
1300 UTC SAT 21 JULY 2012

...ELSA BECOMES A HURRICANE-FORCE LOW AND A CATEGORY 4 WINDSTORM...

INFORMATION FROM 0900 UTC SAT 21 JULY 2012

CURRENT LOCATION: 55 NORTH 39 WEST
CURRENT WINDS: 75 MPH
CURRENT PRESSURE: 970 MILLIBARS

DISCUSSION AND FORECAST

AT 0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF EW ELSA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 55 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 39 EAST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MORE
STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.63 INCHES.

NOTE

A SPECIAL ADVISORY WAS ISSUED DUE TO THE FACT THAT HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS
HAVE DEVELOPED ON THE SOUTHERN TIP OF GREENLAND. THE RATE OF RAPID
STRENGTHENING HAS ALSO LED TO THE LOWERING OF THE CENTRAL PRESSURE.

NEXT ADVISORY

1500 UTC SAT 21 JULY 2012

FORECASTER KIEWII