Young lady initially encounters strong wind (4)
I believe the answer is:
gale
'strong wind' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'young lady initially encounters' is the wordplay.
'young lady' becomes 'gal' (synonyms).
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'encounters' is 'e'.
'gal'+'e'='GALE'
(Other definitions for gale that I've seen before include "Squall" , "High wind" , "A wild storm" , "Force 8 wind" , "Strong wind" .)