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TROPICAL DEPRESSION A TROPICAL SYSTEM IN WHICH THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS IS 38 MPH OR LESS
TROPICAL STORM A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN WHICH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 39 MPH TO 73 MPH. AT THIS POINT, THE SYSTEM IS GIVEN A NAME TO IDENTIFY IT.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT A TROPICAL STORM, OR TROPICAL CONDITIONS POSE A TREAT TO COASTAL AREAS, POSSIBLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING A WARNING THAT A TROPICAL STORM OR TROPICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH IS EXPECTED AT A SPECIFIED COASTAL AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS OR LESS
HURRICANE THE NAME FOR THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 74 MPH OR GREATER. THIS IS THE WORST AND STRONGEST OF ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS. OTHER NAMES INCLUDE TYPHOON AND CYCLONE.
HURRICANE WATCH AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SPECIFIC AREAS THAT A HURRICANE OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSE A TREAT TO COASTAL AREAS POSSIBLY WITHIN 36 HOURS
HURRICANE WARNING A WARNING THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 74 MPH OR GREATER, ASSOCIATED WITH A HURRICANE, ARE EXPECTED IN A SPECIFIED COASTAL AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS OR LESS
STORM SURGE AN ABNORMAL RISE IN SEA LEVEL THAT COMES WITH A HURRICANE OR OTHER INTENSE STORMS
EYE THE CENTER OF A TROPICAL STORM, OR HURRICANE, CHARACTERIZED BY A ROUGHLY CIRCULAR AREA OF LIGHT WINDS AND RAIN FREE SKIES
EYE WALL AN ORGANIZED AREA SURROUNDING THE EYE, OR CENTER OF A HURRICANE. IT CONTAINS CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS, INTENSE RAIN FALL, AND STRONG WINDS
LAND FALL THE POINT AT WHICH A TROPICAL CYCLONE'S EYE FIRST CROSSES A LAND MASS
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE A MEASURE OF HURRICANE INTENSITY ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 5. THE SCALE CATEGORIZES POTENTIAL DAMAGE BASED ON BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, WIND SPEED, AND STORM SURGE.
RADIOSONDE AN INSTRUMENT ATTACHED TO A WEATHER BALLOON USED TO MEASURE PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, AND WINDS
DROPSONDE A RAIOSONDE DROPPED WITH A PARACHUTE FROM AN AIRCRAFT RATHER THAN LIFTED BY A BALLOON TO MEASURE THE ATMOSPHERE BELOW
ANEMOMETER AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES THE SPEED OR FORCE OF THE WIND
EQUATOR IT IS EQUAL DISTANCE FROM THE NORTH AND SOUTH POLE AND DIVIDES THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE FROM THE SOUTHERN.
SATELLITE ANY OBJECT THAT ORBITS A CELESTIAL BODY, SUCH AS A MOON, OR MAN MADE OBJECTS THAT ORBIT EARTH
SATELLITE IMAGES PICTURES THAT ARE TAKEN BY A WEATHER SATELLITE
EROSION THE MOVEMENT OF SOIL OR ROCK FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER, BY THE ACTION OF THE SEA, RUNNING WATER, MOVING ICE, PRECIPITATION, OR WIND
ATMOSPHERE THE GASEOUS OR AIR PART OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT THAT SURROUNDS A PLANET
PRESSURE THE FORCE EXERTED BY THE WEIGHT OF THE ATMOSPHERE
DOPPLER RADAR WEATHER RADIO THAT MEASURES DIRECTION AND SPEED OF A MOVING OBJECT
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