On July 2 at 1145 UTC Tropical Storm Elsa intensified and became Hurricane Elsa, passing near Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia, spreading hurricane-force winds and tropical-storm-force winds over these countries.
The COAST product for fisheries comprises two components: Adverse Weather – based on wave height and rainfall that occurs for at least 3 consecutive days; and Tropical Cyclone – based on wind and storm surge.