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

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

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

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather processes. It involves observing, analyzing, and forecasting...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

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

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...