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Gale

Index Gale

A gale is a strong wind, typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts. [1]

7 relations: Beaufort scale, Gale warning, Knot (unit), National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service, Tropics, Wind advisory.

Beaufort scale

The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land.

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Gale warning

Weather services issue a gale warning for maritime locations currently or imminently experiencing winds of Gale Force on the Beaufort scale.

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Knot (unit)

The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, exactly 1.852 km/h (approximately 1.15078 mph).

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National Hurricane Center

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is the division of the United States' National Weather Service responsible for tracking and predicting weather systems within the tropics between the Prime Meridian and the 140th meridian west poleward to the 30th parallel north in the northeast Pacific Ocean and the 31st parallel north in the northern Atlantic Ocean.

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National Weather Service

The National Weather Service (NWS) is an agency of the United States Federal Government that is tasked with providing weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous weather, and other weather-related products to organizations and the public for the purposes of protection, safety, and general information.

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Tropics

The tropics are a region of the Earth surrounding the Equator.

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Wind advisory

A Wind Advisory is generally issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when there are sustained winds of and/or gusts of over land.

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Redirects here:

Gail wind, Gale (wind), Land gales.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gale

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