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  2. Wind gust - Wikipedia

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    Wind gust speeds during Storm Abigail in November 2015 Sound of wind blowing in a pine forest at around 25 m/sec, with gust alterations. A wind gust or just gust is a brief, sudden increase in the wind speed.

  3. Beaufort scale - Wikipedia

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    Sir Francis Beaufort. The scale that carries Beaufort's name had a long and complex evolution from the previous work of others (including Daniel Defoe the century before). In the 18th century, naval officers made regular weather observations, but there was no standard scale and so they could be very subjective — one man's "stiff breeze" might be another's "soft breeze"—: Beaufort succeeded ...

  4. Gale warning - Wikipedia

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    Gale warning flags (USA) A gale warning is an alert issued by national weather forecasting agencies around the world in an event that maritime locations currently or imminently experiencing winds of gale force on the Beaufort scale. [1]

  5. Wind - Wikipedia

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    A short burst of high speed wind is termed a wind gust; one technical definition of a wind gust is: the maxima that exceed the lowest wind speed measured during a ten-minute time interval by 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) for periods of seconds.

  6. Loo (wind) - Wikipedia

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    The Loo is a strong, dusty, gusty, hot and dry summer wind from the west which blows over the Indo-Gangetic Plain region of North India and Pakistan. [1] It is especially strong in the months of May and June. Due to its very high temperatures (45 °C–50 °C or 115 °F–120 °F), exposure to it often leads to fatal heatstrokes. [1]

  7. Largest wildfire since deadly Los Angeles firestorm breaks ...

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    More wildfires started in Southern California on Tuesday night and Wednesday, as gusty Santa Ana winds continue to plague the state this week. Largest wildfire since deadly Los Angeles firestorm ...

  8. Santa Ana winds - Wikipedia

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    The Santa Anas are katabatic winds (Greek for "flowing downhill") arising in higher altitudes and blowing down towards sea level. [7] The National Weather Service defines Santa Ana winds as "a weather condition [in southern California] in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions".

  9. Notre Dame vs. Army has special meaning for Irish ... - AOL

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    Beyond the action on the field, a college football weekend is compelling in many ways, especially in this era of a new playoff system, name, image, and likeness.