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A minimal Cat 5 hurricane has a windspeed of over 135 kts which is about twice the speed of a Cat 1 and has aproximately 8 times the destructive force because the power of the wind increases as the cube of the wind speed.
The Oil Drum: Europe - Analysis and Discussion of the European Energy Gap and Peak Oil 2009
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We're looking at ENE to E winds 19-25 kts with higher gusts until next Tuesday then it'll start to moderate down to 14-20 kts which is going to seem mild.
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My calculations suggest that a 118ft Viking warship should have been capable of about 17 kts sustained speed via wind OR oar when operated by a seasoned crew.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Violent Misdemeanants, the Right to Bear Arms, and the Right to Vote 2010
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My calculations suggest that a 118ft Viking warship should have been capable of about 17 kts sustained speed via wind OR oar when operated by a seasoned crew.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Violent Misdemeanants, the Right to Bear Arms, and the Right to Vote 2010
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May 16, 2008 at 5:59 am been larrfing me ass awrrf 4 donkeys aons at laffy kts et lolruses cetera thingo sooo nawwt second – bin telling awl the gud jokes n stuff 2 old lady aunties 7 they bin laffin their asses off at all the good jokes rully rully rully cool to wurrk out how to git into it – meow purr need need knead thnx janet with the quatre kittehs
Yep, I see your problem - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Just making 3 kts into the current - swell not so bad, lovely morning.
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Just making 3 kts into the current - swell not so bad, lovely morning.
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Having been at sea in 50+ kts both in both relatively sheltered waters and on true blue waters, I can assure you that the good Admiral was right.
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A “Hurricane” is defined as SUSTAINED 64 kts and over 73 mph and over or 118 kmph and kmph for landlubbers..
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The NHC naming mid Atlantic mini-swirl depressions which happen step over the lower threshold of what, 25 kts or so for a couple of hours and wind up having an ACE value of 0.5 or 1.4 a “Hurricane”, not to speak of the fact that Mann et. al. write a paper purporting to prove their point on the back such data, is worse than a joke.
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