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The Fox Islands Wind Power Project ( 44°05′38″N68°52′05″W44.094°N 68.868°W) is a 4.5 MW wind project consisting of three GE 1.5 MW wind turbines, providing power for North Haven and Vinalhaven Island. The $14.5 million project is expected to produce 11,600 megawatt-hours of electricity per year.
A gale is a strong wind; the word is typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts. The U.S. National Weather Service defines a gale as sustained surface wind moving at a speed between 34 and 47 knots (63.0 and 87.0 km/h; 17.5 and 24.2 m/s; 39.1 and 54.1 mph ). [1] Forecasters typically issue gale warnings when winds of this strength are ...
Beaufort scale. A ship in a force 12 (" hurricane -force") storm at sea, the highest rated on the Beaufort scale. The Beaufort scale / ˈboʊfərt / is an empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land. Its full name is the Beaufort wind force scale .
A state-owned site on the coast of Maine will serve as the location of an offshore wind port critical to developing the nation's first floating offshore wind power research array, the state's ...
The strongest expected winds in the Seacoast and southern Maine at present will occur on Saturday and could range between 30 and 35 mph. Gusts may reach 45 mph along the coast, though wind speeds ...
Mar. 2—Thousands of Maine homes and businesses are without power Tuesday morning as strong winds buffet the state. The wind is gusting to nearly 60 mph in some areas, bringing down trees and ...
The highest natural ground surface temperature ever recorded may have been an alleged reading of 93.9 °C (201.0 °F) at Furnace Creek, California, United States, on 15 July 1972. [7] In 2011, a ground temperature of 84 °C (183.2 °F) was recorded in Port Sudan, Sudan. [8] The theoretical maximum possible ground surface temperature has been ...
In meteorology, wind speed, or wind flow speed, is a fundamental atmospheric quantity caused by air moving from high to low pressure, usually due to changes in temperature. Wind speed is now commonly measured with an anemometer . Wind speed affects weather forecasting, aviation and maritime operations, construction projects, growth and ...