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Post-tropical Cyclone Elida at 24.4°N - 120.2°W

North Pacific Ocean

Last observation: 13 Aug 2020 - 14:50 UTC

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9 Aug 2020 - 13 Aug 2020


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13 Aug 2020 - 3:00 UTC ...ELIDA BECOMES A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE... ...THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY... As of 8:00 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 the center of Elida was located near 24.4, -120.2 with movement NW at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1004 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.

12 Aug 2020 - 21:00 UTC

12 Aug 2020 - 15:00 UTC

12 Aug 2020 - 9:00 UTC ...ELIDA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN... As of 2:00 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 the center of Elida was located near 23.0, -117.7 with movement WNW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 988 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 75 mph.

12 Aug 2020 - 3:00 UTC ...ELIDA BEGINS TO WEAKEN... As of 8:00 PM PDT Tue Aug 11 the center of Elida was located near 22.5, -116.5 with movement WNW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 980 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph.

11 Aug 2020 - 21:00 UTC ...ELIDA EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TONIGHT... As of 2:00 PM PDT Tue Aug 11 the center of Elida was located near 22.1, -115.4 with movement WNW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 975 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph.

11 Aug 2020 - 15:00 UTC ...ELIDA STRENGTHENS TO A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE... ...EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN STARTING TONIGHT... As of 9:00 AM MDT Tue Aug 11 the center of Elida was located near 21.3, -113.8 with movement NW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 975 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph.

11 Aug 2020 - 9:00 UTC ...ELIDA STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE... As of 3:00 AM MDT Tue Aug 11 the center of Elida was located near 20.7, -113.0 with movement WNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 980 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph.

11 Aug 2020 - 3:00 UTC ...ELIDA CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN... As of 9:00 PM MDT Mon Aug 10 the center of Elida was located near 20.1, -112.1 with movement WNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 983 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph.

10 Aug 2020 - 21:00 UTC ...ELIDA BECOMES A HURRICANE... As of 3:00 PM MDT Mon Aug 10 the center of Elida was located near 19.6, -110.9 with movement WNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 990 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 75 mph.

10 Aug 2020 - 15:00 UTC ...ELIDA ON THE CUSP OF BECOMING A HURRICANE... As of 9:00 AM MDT Mon Aug 10 the center of Elida was located near 18.9, -109.8 with movement WNW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 993 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 70 mph.

10 Aug 2020 - 9:00 UTC ...ELIDA EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY... As of 3:00 AM MDT Mon Aug 10 the center of Elida was located near 18.3, -108.8 with movement WNW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 995 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

10 Aug 2020 - 3:00 UTC ...ELIDA QUICKLY STRENGTHENING...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE SOON... As of 9:00 PM MDT Sun Aug 9 the center of Elida was located near 17.8, -107.4 with movement WNW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 998 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

9 Aug 2020 - 21:00 UTC ...ELIDA EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON MONDAY... As of 3:00 PM MDT Sun Aug 9 the center of Elida was located near 17.0, -106.4 with movement WNW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1003 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

9 Aug 2020 - 15:00 UTC ...ELIDA FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN QUICKLY AND BECOME A HURRICANE ON MONDAY... As of 10:00 AM CDT Sun Aug 9 the center of Elida was located near 16.4, -105.4 with movement WNW at 17 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1005 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

9 Aug 2020 - 9:00 UTC ...TROPICAL STORM ELIDA FORMS SOUTH OF MEXICO... As of 4:00 AM CDT Sun Aug 9 the center of Elida was located near 15.8, -104.1 with movement WNW at 16 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1006 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.

9 Aug 2020 - 3:00 UTC ...NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS TO THE SOUTH OF MEXICO... As of 10:00 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 the center of Nine-E was located near 14.7, -102.6 with movement WNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1007 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

Post-tropical Cyclone Elida at 24.4°N - 120.2°W

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