UFC 4-159-03
3 October 2005
Table 3-13. Sample Distribution of Wind Gust Fronts on Guam (Agana NAS) from
1982 to 1986
NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS
WIND DIRECTION CHANGE
WIND SPEED CHANGE
(knots)
(m/s)
MIN.
MAX.
MIN.
MAX.
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
deg
deg
deg
deg
deg
deg
deg
deg
6
10
3.1
5.1
28
241
66
30
4
2
11
15
5.7
7.7
8
42
18
13
5
3
1
1
16
20
8.2
10.3
6
7
3
2
2
21
25
10.8
12.9
3
2
1
26
30
13.4
15.4
1
Figure 3-8. Distribution of Guam Wind Gust Front Wind Angle Changes
60
50
Percent of Observations
CLOCKWISE
62%
40
COUNTERCLOCKWISE
38%
30
20
10
0
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
WIND ANGLE CHANGE (deg)
47
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