Table 1 

 Preliminary Best Track, Hurricane Elena 

 28 August-4 September 1985 





Time 

 Gmt 



0000 



Position, deg 



Pressure 

 mb 



Wind 

 knots 



30 







Date 



Latitude 

 19.8 



Longitude 

 74.0 



Stage 



8/28 



1,012 



Tropical depression 





0600 



20.8 



76.0 



1,010 



30 



Tropical depression 





1200 



21.8 



78.0 



1,008 



30 



Tropical depression 





1800 



22.6 



80.0 



1,006 



45 



Tropical storm 



8/29 



0000 



23.2 



81.8 



1,004 



50 



Tropical storm 





0600 



24.0 



83.5 



1,000 



55 



Tropical storm 





1200 



25.0 



85.0 



994 



65 



Hurricane 





1800 



25.9 



85.8 



990 



70 







8/30 



0000 



26.6 



86.6 



986 



75 









0600 



27.3 



87.2 



980 



80 









1200 



27.9 



87.3 



974 



90 









1800 



28.3 



86.8 



978 



90 







8/31 



0000 



28.4 



86.0 



977 



90 









0600 



28.6 



85.3 



976 



90 









1200 



28.8 



84.4 



975 



90 









1800 



28.8 



84.0 



974 



90 







9/01 



0000 



28.8 



83.8 



971 



95 



- 







0600 



28.6 



83.9 



965 



100 









1200 



28.6 



84.2 



961 



105 









1800 



28.9 



84.8 



954 



110 







9/02 



0000 



29.4 



85.9 



953 



110 









0600 



29.7 



87.3 



957 



105 



] 





1200 



30.2 



88.8 



959 



100 



T 





1800 



31.0 



90.4 



990 



60 



Tropical storm 



9/03 



0000 



31.9 



91.8 



1,000 



45 



Tropical storm 





0600 



32.4 



92.8 



1,004 



30 



Tropical depression 





1200 



33.2 



93.7 



1,006 



25 









1800 



34.5 



94.0 



1,008 



25 







9/04 



0000 



35.9 



93.9 



1,010 



20 









0600 



37.0 



93.2 



1,010 



20 









1200 



38.0 



92.5 



1,010 



20 



1 



f 





1800 



38.8 



91.4 



1,010 



20 





Landfall at: 













9/02 



1300 



30.4 



89.2 



959 





Hurricane 



3 



