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Short Wave Sportfishing

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:46:49 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:57:11 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:34:03 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

The fact that they are changing the rules may affect things far beyond
the obvious......

Agreed.

By their criteria, the storm of November 10th, 1975 in Lake Superior
should have been called a hurricane rather than a gale.

The proper terminology should be gale.

A gale is a very strong wind of at least 28 knots, 32 mph, or 51 km/h;
and up to 55 knots, 63 mph, or 102 km/h.

It is divided into three or four categories:

A moderate gale or near gale is up to 33 kt., 38 mph, or 61 km/h, and
a small craft advisory is issued.
A fresh gale or just gale is 34~40 kt., 39~46 mph, or 62~74 km/h, and
a gale warning is issued.
A strong gale is 41~47 kt., 47~54 mph, or 75~88 km/h, and usually a
gale warning is issued or maintained.
A whole gale or storm is 48 kt., 55 mph, or 89 km/h or greater, and a
storm warning is issued.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. :)

I was in a storm in South Dakota last week that was every bit as
strong as several named storms I have been in. Lots of hail, 50-60mph
gusts and raining so hard I couldn't see across the road I was parked
next to. I seriously thought about putting that 4wd suburban in the
ditch if I heard the "freight train" coming.
It only lasted about 5 minutes but it was nasty. The difference
between that and a typical Florida afternoon storm was very little
lightning.

I spent the first twelve years of my life in the Midwest and I totally
agree.