 The system's strongest winds were within 280 km (170 mi) of its center, and the pressure difference within that region implied that sustained wind speeds of 190 km / h (120 mph) were possible. Early during the afternoon of January 10, a tremendous pressure differential existed between the center of the cyclone and a high-pressure area over Spain, which had a central pressure of 1,035 hPa (30.6 inHg). This caused an extensive area of gale-force winds which stretched from Newfoundland to Spain, and northeastward between Greenland and northern Norway. A large area of hurricane-force winds existed within this area of gales. The center of the low transcribed a loop before resuming a slow northeast motion into the far northeast Atlantic. However, the system began to weaken, and by the evening of January, 10 its central pressure had risen to 920 hPa (27 inHg). By the evening of January 12, its central pressure rose to 952 hPa (28.1 inHg). During the evening of January 13, its central pressure rose to 961 hPa (28.4 inHg) while located in the far northeast Atlantic. Within four days, the low dissipated west of Norway.
