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  2. ╔═M.P.H══Term════════╦═Effects on Sea═══════╦══Effects on Land══════╦═Wave Hgt═╗
  3. ║                    ║                      ║                       ║          ║
  4. ║ < 1    Calm        ║ Sea like a mirror    ║Calm, smoke goes up    ║    0     ║
  5. ║                    ║                      ║                       ║          ║
  6. ║ 1-3    Light air   ║ Slight ripples       ║Smoke shows direction  ║    0     ║
  7. ║                    ║                      ║                       ║          ║
  8. ║ 4-7    Light Breeze║ Small wavelets       ║Leaves Rustle          ║   .33    ║
  9. ║                    ║                      ║                       ║          ║
  10. ║ 8-12   Gentle Brz. ║ Large wavelets       ║Leaves, twigs in motion║   1-2    ║
  11. ║                    ║                      ║                       ║          ║
  12. ║ 13-18  Moderate    ║ Waves w/whitecaps    ║Dust, leaves, paper    ║   2-4    ║
  13. ║                    ║ Breeze               ║easily flutter         ║          ║
  14. ║                    ║                      ║                       ║          ║
  15. ║ 19-24  Fresh Brz.  ║ Moderate waves       ║Small trees sway       ║   4-8    ║
  16. ║                    ║                      ║                       ║          ║
  17. ║ 25-31  Strong Brz. ║ Larger waves, spray  ║Larger branches moving ║   8-13   ║
  18. ║                    ║ many whitecaps       ║wires whistling.       ║          ║
  19. ║                    ║                      ║                       ║          ║
  20. ║ 32-38  Near Gale   ║ White foam from      ║Whole trees move,      ║   13-17  ║
  21. ║                    ║ whitecaps            ║hard to walk.          ║          ║
  22. ║                    ║                      ║                       ║          ║
  23. ║ 39-46  Gale        ║ Higher waves of more ║Small branches of trees║   18-20  ║
  24. ║                    ║ length, foam streaks ║broken, more resistance║          ║
  25. ║                    ║                      ║                       ║          ║
  26. ║ 47-54  Strong Gale ║ High waves, sea rolls║Small building damage  ║          ║
  27. ║                    ║                      ║                       ║          ║
  28. ║ 55-63  Storm       ║ Very high waves with ║Trees break, uproot,   ║   20-30  ║
  29. ║                    ║ crests, sea looks    ║Large building damage  ║          ║
  30. ║                    ║ mostly white.        ║                       ║          ║
  31. ║                    ║                      ║                       ║          ║
  32. ║ 64-72  Violent     ║ Air has much foam,   ║Seldom on land, much   ║   30-45  ║
  33. ║        Storm       ║ sea mostly white,    ║damage.                ║          ║
  34. ║                    ║ poor visibility.     ║                       ║          ║
  35. ║                    ║                      ║                       ║          ║
  36. ║73-136  Hurricane   ║ Air filled w/foam,   ║Very rare on land,     ║   > 45   ║
  37. ║                    ║ sea completely       ║extremely widespread   ║          ║
  38. ║                    ║ white, very little   ║damage.                ║          ║
  39. ║                    ║ visibility.          ║                       ║          ║
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