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hurricane warning
- Definição1
- A warning of impending sustained surface winds of hurricane force (64 knots/ 73 mph or greater) within 24 hours or less.
- Fonte1
- AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. Glossary of meteorology. [S.l., última modificação 05 oct. 2015]. Disponível em: < http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Main_Page >. Acesso em: 02 fev. 2021.
- Definição2
- (1) Meteorological message intended to warn those concerned of the dangerous effects of a hurricane with a wind of Beaufort force 12 or greater over a specific area and/or dangerously high water or a combination of dangerously high water and exceptionally high waves, even though winds expected may be less than hurricane force. (2) Tropical cyclone warning relating to a hurricane.
- Fonte2
- WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION. International Meteorological vocabulary. 2nd ed. Geneva, 1992. (WMO, n.182).
- Nota adicional1
- A hurricane warning can remain in effect when dangerously high water or a combination of dangerously high water and exceptionally high waves continue even though the winds may be less than hurricane force. For maritime interests, the storm-warning signals are 1) two square red flags with black centers by day and 2) a white lantern between two red lanterns by night.
- Contexto
- A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area.
- Subárea1
- Meteorology
- Related Term
- storm warning
- weather warning
- Português
- aviso de furacão