Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Huricanes Classification:

Table 1 of 2










Beaufort Scale

10-min sustained winds (knots)

N Indian Ocean IMD

SW Indian Ocean

MF

Australia BOM

0 – 6

<28

Depression

Trop Disturbance

Tropical Low

7

28-29

Deep Depression

Depression

30 - 33

8 – 9

34 – 47

Cyclonic Strom

Moderate Tropical Storm

Tropical Cyclone (1)

10

48 – 55

Severe Cyclonic Storm

Severe Tropical Storm

Tropical Cyclone (2)

11

56 – 63

12

64 – 72

Very severe Cyclonic Storm

Tropical Cyclone

Severe Tropical Cyclone (3)

73 – 85

86 – 89

Severe

Tropical Cyclone (4)

90 – 99

Intense tropical Cyclone

100 – 106

107 – 114

Severe Tropical Cyclone (5)

115 – 119

Very Intense Tropical Cyclone

>120

Super Cyclonic Storm



Table 2 of 2























Beaufort Scale

10-min sustained winds (knots)

SW Pacific FMS

NW Pacific JMA

NW Pacific JTWC

0 – 6

<28

Tropical depression

Tropical Depression

Tropical Depression

7

28-29

Tropical storm

30 - 33

8 – 9

34 – 47

Tropical Cyclone (1)

Tropical Storm

10

48 – 55

Tropical Cyclone (2)

Severe Tropical Storm

11

56 – 63

Typhoon

12

64 – 72

Severe

Tropical Cyclone (3)

Typhoon

73 – 85

86 – 89

Severe Tropical Cyclone (4)

90 – 99

100 – 106

107 – 114

Severe

Tropical Cyclone (5)

115 – 119

Super Typhoon

>120


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