 On October 8, a German ship in the area relayed a message to the bureau mentioning an area with a 995 mb pressure (the ship had previously recorded 1003 mb before it sharply fell to the 995 reported).Later, another ship reported 45 mph (72 km/h) winds in the vicinity, prompting the advisories that Tropical Storm Jennifer had formed.Jennifer moved to the northwest, obtaining hurricane strength on October 9.