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Hurricane Glossary | SECOORA  A hurricane may be steered toward or away from land by a blocking high. ... This is the most intense part of the hurricane, containing maximum wind speeds, ... least 16 knots (18 miles per hour); the duration is usually less than twenty seconds. .... Major damage to lower floors of all structures less than 15 feet above sea level...
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Hurricanes, Typhoons, Cyclones | UCAR - University Corporation for ...  Hurricane-force winds can extend 50 miles (80 km) or more ... sometimes narrowing to less than 10 miles (16 km) in width. ... winds that exceed 155 miles per hour (135 knots). ... Recent studies indicate that across parts of the U.S. Deep South, up to 15% of all...
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Hurricanes: The Greatest Storms on Earth : Feature Articles  In fact, during its life cycle a hurricane can expend as much energy as 10000 nuclear bombs! ... The eye is the calmest part of the storm because the strong surface winds converging ... Category 1: Winds 119-153 km/hr (74-95 mph). ... Major damage to lower floors of all structures located less than 15 feet above sea level...
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Hurricane Facts  Hurricanes are areas of low air pressure that form over oceans in tropical ... Sometimes the air in one place is warmer than the air in another place near it. ... As the warm air keeps moving to the side and up and out of the way, the cool air flows ... When wind speeds up to 20 to 34 miles per hour, the ocean storm becomes a...
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Hurricane Bingo Terms | SECOORA  A hurricane may be steered toward or away from land by this. ... This is the most intense part of the hurricane, containing maximum wind ... 16 knots (18 miles per hour); the duration is usually less than twenty seconds. .... The term applied to a change in wind direction of 45 degrees or more, which takes place in less than 15...
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gale+[gentle+breeze]       7) Mechanic engineering: steady ... 3) Makarov: bleak wind, cold wind .... very strong wind 2) mer a wind of 3263 mph (1428 m/sec) 3) a noisy outburst: a gale...
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Definitions of Colors on the National Weather Service Brownsville ...  In general, a Flash Flood is defined as the following in Deep South Texas: 3 ... <3 feet of standing water, enough to cause minor flooding of roads, ... Issued for the expectation of sustained wind 30 to 39 mph, and/or occasional ... Issued when fog is expected to reduce visibility to 1/4 mile for 2 hours ..... 15%RH<35%.
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Tropical cyclone - Wikipedia  A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, ... Cyclone refers to their cyclonic nature, with wind blowing counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. .... In a weaker storm, the eye may be obscured by the central dense overcast,...
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Fetch Me a Wave - NOAA Ocean Explorer - National Oceanic and ...  coast with northeasterly winds gusting to 90 mph, ... found wreckage more than 300 feet deep that they ... August 29, 2002, the U.S. Commerce Department's. National ... types: extratropical cyclones and tropical cyclones. ... is the major source of energy for these storms. ... The Gale of 1989 (sometimes called the Portland.
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Weather Glossary of Terms - STORMFAX  BLIZZARD: Severe weather characterized by snow with winds in excess of 35 mph ... or excessive rainfall in a short period of time, generally less than 6 hours. ... GUST: A brief, sudden increase in wind speed with a fluctuation greater than 10...
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Coastal Warning Display Program - National Weather Service  The National Weather Service paid for the visual signals; however, the display ... Thresholds governing the issuance of small craft advisories are ... gusts (on the Great Lakes) between 22 and 33 knots inclusive, and/or seas or ... CA) - Sustained winds of 21 to 33 knots, and/or wave heights .... Last modified: Nov 18, 2014
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The anatomy of a hurricane - The Nassau Guardian  Jul 3, 2013 ... The winds swirling around the center of the storm have a sustained speed of at least 74 mph. ... The diameter of the eye  or calm center  of a well developed hurricane is on average between 10 and 20 miles across. ... the main part of the hurricane and may extend for a radius of 100 miles around the eye...
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Tropical cyclone - Wikipedia  A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level ... Tropical refers to the geographical origin of these systems, which form almost ... List of retired Philippine typhoon names ... Weather in the eye is normally calm and free of clouds, although the sea may be...
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Beaufort Scale - Modern Scale - LiquiSearch  Beaufort number, Description, Wind speed, Wave height, Sea conditions ... 812 mph. 710 knot, 23.5 ft. 3.55.4 m/s. 4, Moderate breeze, 2028 km/h ... 3138 mph ... Canada, maritime winds forecast to be in the range of 6 to 7 are designated ... you that a society without any objective legal scale is a terrible one indeed.
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Small craft advisory - Wikipedia  A small craft advisory is a type of warning issued by the National Weather Service in the United ... The next step above these advisories is a high wind warning. ... A Strong Wind Warning is issued for winds in the range 2033 knots and wave ... SHORT-PERIOD AND STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 10 AND 12 FEET...
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Hurricane by Jenni Martinez on Prezi  May 29, 2014 ... a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean. a wind of force 12 on the Beaufort scale (equal to or exceeding 64 knots or 74 mph). ... was provided through manned weather stations in the West Indies, Cuba ... The word hurricane comes from the Taino Native American word,...
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Tropical Cyclones - Tulane University  Aug 19, 2014 ... In the southern hemisphere the circulation around a low pressure center would .... center in a counterclockwise fashion in the northern hemisphere. .... As these winds spiral inward they draw in the thunderclouds around the...
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Severe weather - Wikipedia  Severe weather refers to any dangerous meteorological phenomena with the potential to cause .... Wind speeds as low as 23 knots (43 km/h) may lead to power outages when tree ... Tornadoes' wind speeds generally average between 40 miles per hour (64 ..... Visibility can be reduce dramatically. ..... Retrieved 2009-06-30.
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Interesting Hurricane Facts - Hurricane-Facts.com  The word hurricane comes from the Taino Native American word, hurucane, ... A tropical storm is classified as a hurricane once winds goes up to 74 miles per ... Hurricanes are the only weather disasters that have been given their own names. All hurricanes begin life in a warm moist atmosphere over tropical ocean waters.
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Hurricane Hugo - September 21-22, 1989 - National Weather Service  Sep 21, 1989 ... Hugo made landfall just north of Charleston, SC at Sullivan's Island ... sustained winds of 135-140 mph and a minimum central pressure of 934...
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Glossary of NHC Terms - National Hurricane Center  The eye is either completely or partially surrounded by the eyewall cloud. ... maximum sustained surface wind (using the U.S. 1-minute average) is 64 kt (74 mph or ... Hurricane Season: The portion of the year having a relatively high incidence of ... Hurricane Warning: An announcement that sustained winds of 64 knots (74...