strong gale


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wind moving 47-54 knots

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The coast guard received a distress signal from waters southwest of Fukuejima Island in the Goto island chain around 1:10 a.m., and a strong gale warning at sea had been issued in the area.
While I have tipped five of his seven mounts, the three I like best are Mr Strong Gale, Rafters and Newlands General.
Some 200 tourists were stranded Sunday due to a strong gale over Calaguas Islands in Vinzons, Camarines Norte, the provincial tourism office said Tuesday.
Aurelio said with the presence of southwest monsoon the state-run weather bureau also issued gale warning due to strong gale force wind as the sea condition will be rough to very rough is expected to affect the seaboards of Northern and Central Luzon.
A council spokesperson said: "Over the next 24 to 48 hours, South Tyneside is expected to receive unseasonal low temperatures and strong gale force northerly winds of up to 50-60 mph.
The fishing vessel, named "PHU TAN", capsized and sank due to strong gale
Gregory, who first took to the skies over 60 years ago as a Royal Air Force pilot during the second World War, braved a strong gale this weekend to race over the New Forest, Hants, in a replica 1917 war plane he built 20 years ago.
RNLI spokesman Ray Steadman said: "The conditions were horrendous with strong gale force winds in the inner harbour.
And the Strong Gale gelding has pleased his trainer since then.
The gelding is a son of Strong Gale and most of the stallion's progeny are much better when the ground is good or faster.
Winds will increase to strong gale force for a short time in some parts with severe and damaging gusts, the worst of which should be over by 1pm.
I can go back to the war years and there has never in my lifetime been such a consistency in rainfall and strong gale force winds causing flooding in many areas throughout the world and the UK.