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Flora-Hurricane
Hurricane Tracking Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| wind that consistently blows from the west | prevailing westerlies |
| a tropical cyclonic storm having winds in excess of 119 km per hour (74 mph) | hurricane |
| a scale that describes the hurricane's intensity | Saffir/Simpson Scale |
| an abnormal rise of the sea along a shore as a result of strong winds | storm surge |
| two belts of winds that blow almost consistently from easterly directions and are located on the north and south sides of the subtropical highs | trade winds |
| a hurricane that forms in the western Pacific Ocean (west of International Date Line) | typhoon |