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What is Gale?

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy weather.

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Glossary

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.

A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...