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A gale is a strong wind; the word is typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts. The U.S. National Weather Service defines a gale as sustained surface wind moving at a speed between 34 and 47 knots (63.0 and 87.0 km/h ; 17.5 and 24.2 m/s ; 39.1 and 54.1 mph ). [ 1 ]
The Gaels (/ ɡ eɪ l z / GAYLZ; Irish: Na Gaeil [n̪ˠə ˈɡeːlʲ]; Scottish Gaelic: Na Gàidheil [nə ˈkɛː.al]; Manx: Ny Gaeil [nə ˈɡeːl]) are an ethnolinguistic group [6] native to Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.
Gale warnings (and gale watches) allow mariners to take precautionary actions to ensure their safety at sea or to seek safe anchorage and ride out the storm on land. Though usually associated with deep low-pressure areas , winds strong enough to catalyze a gale warning can occur in other conditions too, including from anticyclones , or high ...
November gale is the formally accepted name of the weather phenomenon. "Witch of November" and its variations are historical maritime and meteorological slang. [7] Derivative names include "Witch Storm", "November Witch", and "Witch gale". November is known in the Great Lakes region as the "month of storms". [8]
Moderate gale, near gale 28–33 knots 32–38 mph 50–61 km/h 13.9–17.1 m/s 13–19 ft 4–5.5 m Sea heaps up and white foam from breaking waves begins to be blown in streaks along the direction of the wind; spindrift begins to be seen Whole trees in motion; inconvenience felt when walking against the wind 8 Gale, fresh gale 34–40 knots
For the sailor, a great cape is both a very simple and an extremely complicated whole of rocks, currents, breaking seas and huge waves, fair winds and gales, joys and fears, fatigue, dreams, painful hands, empty stomachs, wonderful moments, and suffering at times. A great cape, for us, can't be expressed in longitude and latitude alone.
Joseph Gales (1786–1860), American journalist and his son; Jules Gales (1924–1988), Luxembourgian footballer; Kenny Gales (born 1972), American footballer; Larry Gales (1936–1995), American jazz double-bassist; Pete Gales (born 1959), Canadian football player; Seaton Gales (1828–1878), American editor; Simon Gales (born 1964), British ...
The Gall–Peters projection of the world map. The Gall–Peters projection is a rectangular, equal-area map projection.Like all equal-area projections, it distorts most shapes.