Technical Basis for Regulatory 

Guidance on Design-Basis 

Hurricane Wind Speeds for 

Nuclear Power Plants

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

NUREG/CR-7005
Technical Basis for 

Regulatory Guidance on 

Design-Basis Hurricane Wind 

Speeds for Nuclear Power 

Plants

Manuscript Completed: December 2009

Date Published: November 2011

Prepared by

P. J. Vickery

D. Wadhera

L.A. Twisdale

Dade Moeller & Associates, Inc.

1835 Terminal Drive, Suite 200

Richland, WA 99354

Selim Sancaktar, NRC Project Manager

NRC Job Code N6332

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

NUREG/CR-7005
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ABSTRACT 

This report is intended to provide the technical basis for a potential new regulatory guide that 

will provide licensees and applicants with guidance that the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission considers acceptable for use in selecting the design-basis hurricane wind speeds 

to which a nuclear power plant should be designed to withstand to prevent undue risk to the 

health and safety of the public in accordance with General Design Criterion 2, “Design Bases for 

Protection Against Natural Phenomena,” and General Design Criterion 4, “Environmental and 

Dynamic Effects Design Bases,” of Appendix A, “General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power 

Plants,” to Title 10, Part 50, of the Code of Federal Regulations, “Domestic Licensing of 

Production and Utilization Facilities.” 

This report documents the approach and results of an analysis of peak-gust hurricane wind 

speeds with annual exceedance probabilities of 10-6 and 10-7. The analysis used a weighted 

sampling method to enable the simulation of 10 million years of hurricane wind speeds in the 

contiguous United States. The staff initiated this study because development of new wind 

speeds for its guidance on design-basis tornadoes (Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.76, 

“Design-Basis Tornado and Tornado Missiles for Nuclear Power Plants”), which was based on 

the new Enhanced Fujita scale, resulted in a decrease in the tornado design-basis wind speeds. 

The design-basis tornado wind speeds presented in Regulatory Guide 1.76 correspond to the 

exceedance frequency of 10-7 per year. The decrease in the design basis tornado wind speeds 

was large enough to prompt an investigation into whether hurricane wind gusts with an annual 

exceedance frequency of 10-7 would exceed tornado winds at the same annual exceedance 

frequency. This report considers peak-gust wind speeds for hurricanes that affect the Atlantic 

and Gulf coasts of the United States. 

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FORWARD 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has determined that a regulatory guide providing 

design-basis hurricane wind speeds for nuclear reactors may be needed for the future reactor 

licensing efforts. This report provides the technical basis for this potential new regulatory guide 

that will provide licensees and applicants with guidance that the Commission staff considers 

acceptable for use in determining design-basis hurricane wind speeds that a nuclear power 

plant design should withstand to prevent undue risk to the health and safety of the public. 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Section Page

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................. iii 

FORWARD ................................................................................................................................... v 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. xi 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................... xiii 

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................... xv 

1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1 

1.1 Purpose and Scope ........................................................................................................ 1 

1.2 Regulatory Background .................................................................................................. 2 

2. Simulation Methodology .......................................................................................................... 2 

2.1 Hurricane Simulation Overview ...................................................................................... 3 

2.1.1 Track Modeling .................................................................................................... 7 

2.1.2 Intensity Modeling and Size Modeling ................................................................. 8 

2.1.3 Wind Field Modeling .......................................................................................... 15 

2.2 Model Updates and Improvements .............................................................................. 27 

2.2.1 Weighted Sampling ............................................................................................ 28 

2.2.2 Non-Stationary Gust Factor Modeling ................................................................ 31 

2.2.3 Modeling Translation Speed Effects in Rapidly Moving 

Hurricanes .......................................................................................................... 34 

2.3 Modeling Wind Field Model Uncertainty ....................................................................... 35 

2.4 Comparison of Model Results ...................................................................................... 39 

2.5 Effect of Site Target Size .............................................................................................. 39 

2.6 Sensitivity to Increased Hurricane Frequency .............................................................. 40 

3. Results .................................................................................................................................. 43 

References .................................................................................................................................. 56 

Appendix A: Maximum peak gust wind speeds associated with an annual exceedance 

probability of 10-6....................................................................................................................... A-1 

Appendix B: Maximum peak gust wind speeds associated with an annual exceedance 

probability of 10-7....................................................................................................................... B-1 
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FIGURES 

2-1 Hurricane simulation methodology showing two sample simulated hurricane tracks... 5 

2-2 Flow chart of simulation methodology............................................................... 6 

2-3 Location of 3575 points for wind speed computations.......................................... 6 

2-4 Comparison of modeled and historical statistics of heading, translation speed, 

 distance of closest approach, and occurrence rate.............................................. 8 

2-5 Location of mileposts for calculation of track parameters for model validation.......... 9 

2-6 Effect of B on gradient winds and pressure versus distance from storm center......... 12 

2-7 Comparison of observed and modeled values of B............................................. 14 

2-8 Variation of the sea surface drag coefficient with U10 near RMW........................... 18 

2-9 Modeled and observed hurricane mean velocity profiles over the open ocean 

 for a range of wind speeds............................................................................. 19 

2-10 Ratio of the fully transitioned mean wind speed over land to the mean wind speed 

 over water as a function of BL height ............................................................... 19 

2-11 ESDU and modified ESDU wind speed transition functions .................................. 20 

2-12 Comparison of modeled and observed wind speeds, wind directions, and 

 pressures at inland locations .......................................................................... 22 

2-13a Comparison of modeled and observed wind speeds, wind directions, and 

 pressures at coastal and near-coastal locations ................................................. 23 

2-13b Comparison of modeled and observed wind speeds, wind directions, and 

 pressures at coastal and near-coastal locations ................................................. 24 

2-13c Comparison of modeled and observed wind speeds, wind directions, and 

 pressures at coastal and near-coastal locations ................................................. 25 

2-14 Comparison of modeled and observed maximum peak-gust wind speeds for 

 24 land-falling hurricanes .............................................................................. 26 

2-15 Example comparisons of modeled and predicted maximum surface level 

 peak-gust wind speeds from land-falling hurricanes ............................................ 27 

2-16 Number of hurricanes producing a peak-gust wind speed with the indicated 

 wind speed ................................................................................................. 29 

2-17 Fraction of retained storms versus maximum peak-gust wind speed at the 

 time of landfall ............................................................................................. 30 

2-18 Effect of weighted sampling on wind speed hazard curves .................................... 31 

2-19 Piecewise linear approximation of hurricane wind speed trace for computation 

 of the nonstationary gust factor ....................................................................... 32 

2-20 Effect of nonstationary gust factor modeling on predicted peak-gust wind speeds 

 as a function of annual exceedance probability .................................................. 35 

2-21 Variation of gust factor as a function of mean wind speeds obtained from some 

 recent land falling hurricanes .......................................................................... 37 

2-22 Example modeled and observed pressure profiles (left hand plots), corresponding 

computed gradient balance wind speeds and measured wind speeds 

 (right hand plots) ......................................................................................... 38 

2-23 Effect of wind field modeling uncertainty on predicted peak-gust wind speeds ......... 40 

2-24 Predicted peak-gust wind speeds at 10m height in open terrain from updated 

 model, annual exccedance probabilities of 10-2 and 10-3 ...................................... 41 

2-25 Predicted peak-gust wind speeds at 10m height in open terrain from Vickery et 

al.(2009a), annual exccedance probabilities of 10-2 and 10-3.................................. 42 

2-26 Effect of site target size (area) on predicted wind speeds...................................... 43 

3-1a Contours of peak-gust wind speeds, annual exceedance probability of 10-6.............. 45 

3-1b Contours of peak-gust wind speeds, annual exceedance probability of 10-6

 (Texas to Mississippi) ................................................................................... 46 
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3-1c Contours of peak-gust wind speeds, annual exceedance probability of 10-6 

 (Alabama to North Carolina) .......................................................................... 47 

3-1d Contours of peak-gust wind speeds, annual exceedance probability of 10-6 

 (Virginia to Maine) ................................................................................. 47 

3-2a Contours of peak-gust wind speeds, annual exceedance probability of 10-7............ 48 

3-2b Contours of peak-gust wind speeds, annual exceedance probability of 10-7 

 (Texas to Mississippi) ................................................................................. 49 

3-2c Contours of peak-gust wind speeds, annual exceedance probability of 10-7 

 (Alabama to North Carolina) ......................................................................... 50 

3-2d Contours of peak-gust wind speeds, annual exceedance probability of 10-7 

 (Virginia to Maine) ...................................................................................... 51 

3-3 Recommended design-basis peak-gust wind speeds, annual exceedance 

 probability of 10-6 ........................................................................................ 51 

3-4 Recommended design-basis peak-gust wind speeds, annual exceedance 

 probability of 10-7 ....................................................................................... 52 

3-5 Locations where recommended design-basis hurricane wind speeds exceed 

 those for tornadoes, annual exceedance probability of 10-6............................... 52 

3-6 Locations where recommended design-basis hurricane wind speeds exceed 

 those for tornadoes, annual exceedance probability of 10-7 ............................... 53 

3-7 Example locations for plotting change in design-basis wind speed versus annual 

exceedance probability................................................................................ 53 

3-8a Change in the design-basis wind speed versus annual exceedance probability........ 54 

3-8b Change in the design-basis wind speed versus annual exceedance probability...... 55 

TABLES 

2-1 Modeled annual hurricane landfall frequency by Saffir-Simpson Scale and 

 landfall region ............................................................................................. 28 
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

This report documents the approach and results of an analysis of peak-gust hurricane wind 

speeds with annual exceedance probabilities of 10-6 and 10-7. The analysis used a weighted 

sampling method to enable the simulation of 10 million years of hurricane wind speeds in the 

contiguous United States. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission initiated the study 

because the development of new wind speeds for tornadoes, for its guidance on design-basis 

tornadoes (Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.76, “Design-Basis Tornado and Tornado Missiles 

for Nuclear Power Plants”), which was based on the new Enhanced Fujita scale, resulted in a 

decrease in the tornado design-basis wind speeds. The design-basis tornado wind speeds 

presented in Regulatory Guide 1.76 correspond to the exceedance frequency of 10-7 per year 

The decrease in the tornado wind speeds was large enough to prompt an investigation into 

whether or not extreme hurricane wind gusts with an annual exceedance frequency of 10-7

would exceed tornado wind speeds at the same annual exceedance frequency. This report 

considers peak-gust wind speeds for hurricanes that originate in the Atlantic and make landfall 

along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the contiguous United States. It does not include locations 

outside the contiguous 48 states, and it does not consider hurricanes that originate in the 

Pacific. 

The analysis for this report used the peer-reviewed hurricane simulation model for the 

development of wind speed maps for Standard ASCE/SEI 7-05, Minimum Design Loads for 

Buildings and Other Structures, from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the 

Structural Engineering Institute (SEI). The model generated peak-gust wind speeds at 3575 

grid points in the middle and eastern portions of the United States. A weighted sampling 

approach facilitated a simulation with an effective length of 10 million years that computed wind 

speeds for each model hurricane at each affected grid point. In addition to the computation of a 

deterministic peak-gust wind speed for each model hurricane, the analysis incorporated a wind 

field modeling error term. The error term includes the inability of the wind model to capture 

some asymmetries in the underlying model pressure fields, as well as the inability of the model 

to capture small-scale features such as extreme convective gusts. The inclusion of this error 

term resulted in an effective maximum peak gust in the range of 1.7 to 1.8 times the mean wind 

speed. 

The range of hurricane parameters in the pre-computed wind fields in the model was extended 

to cover the smaller and more intense hurricanes that are occasionally simulated in the 10-

million-year event set. This analysis used a minimum possible central pressure of 823 hPa 

(although this limit was not reached) rather than the 863-hPa limit for the ASCE/SEI 7 wind 

speed maps. Similarly, the analysis used a value of 4 km for the smallest value of the radius to 

maximum winds of a model hurricane rather than 8 km. 

The resulting design-basis hurricane wind speeds are 3-second peak-gust values at a height of 

10 m in flat open terrain, which is consistent with the definition of design wind speeds in the 

ASCE/SEI design standard. 

This report provides contour maps of the resultant wind speeds, both as standard contour plots 

on a map and in a grid format similar to that in the Commission’s presentation of design-basis 

tornado wind speeds. This report uses a 0.1-degree grid instead of the 2-degree grid for the 

tornado wind speeds. The 0.1-degree grid better captures the strong gradient in hurricane wind 

speeds that exists near the coast. 
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The model simulated synthetic hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin, including the Gulf of Mexico. 

The 10-6 exceedance probability wind speeds are higher than those of tornadoes along the 

entire Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coastlines. The 10-7 exceedance probability wind speeds are 

higher than those for tornadoes along the coastline south of the border between North Carolina 

and Virginia. These very high wind speeds are driven to a large extent by the treatment of 

uncertainty in extreme gusts in the field modeling. The maximum peak-gust wind speed with an 

exceedance probability of 10-7 is about 290 mph (130 m/s). This maximum occurs in the Florida 

Keys 100 m inland from the coast. Assuming this maximum has a gust factor of about 1.7, the 

corresponding sustained over-water wind speed is in the range of 200 to 210 mph (90 to 94 

m/s). 
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

The author wishes to thank John Ridgely, Project Manager, and Selim Sancaktar, Technical 

Lead, of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research for 

their help in initiating, planning, and implementing this research effort. 
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 

ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers 

BL boundary layer 

EF Enhanced Fujita 

ESDU Engineering Sciences Data Unit 

hPa hectoPascal 

hr hour 

km kilometer 

kt knot 

m meter 

mbar millibar 

MBL mean boundary layer 

min minute 

mph miles per hour 

mps meters per second 

NCEP National Centers for Environmental Prediction 

NRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

RMW radius to maximum winds 

s second 

SEI Structural Engineering Institute 

SST sea surface temperature 

yr year 
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1. INTRODUCTION 

1.1 Purpose and Scope 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has determined that a hurricane regulatory guide 

for nuclear reactors may be needed for future reactor licensing efforts. This potential new 

regulatory guide will provide licensees and applicants with guidance that the staff of the U.S. 

NRC considers acceptable for use in selecting the design-basis hurricane wind speeds that a 

nuclear power plant should be designed to withstand to prevent undue risk to the health and 

safety of the public. The NRC initiated this study because the development of new wind speeds 

for tornadoes, for its guidance on design-basis tornadoes, which was based on the new 

Enhanced Fujita scale, resulted in a decrease in the tornado design-basis wind speeds. The 

decrease in the tornado wind speeds was large enough to prompt an investigation into whether 

or not extreme wind gusts during hurricanes would affect the design-basis hurricane wind 

speeds. The Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale was introduced in 2006. The EF scale relates damage 

to wind speed; the National Weather Service adopted it on February 1 2007. The new approach 

resulted in a reduction of the wind speeds for a given tornado in comparison to the original 

Fujita scale. The NRC updated its guidance on tornado characteristics for the design of nuclear 

power plants in Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 1.76, Design-Basis Tornado and Tornado 

Missiles for Nuclear Power Plants, in March 2007 (NRC 2007). The design-basis tornado wind 

speeds presented in Regulatory Guide 1.76 correspond to the exceedance frequency of 10-7 per 

year. The revised design-basis tornado regulatory guide reflects the implementation of the EF 

scale for classification of tornado winds. This update resulted in reduced design-basis wind 

speeds for tornadoes and prompted a concern that, in the hurricane-prone regions of the United 

States, hurricane wind gusts might control the design-basis wind speeds at an annual 

exceedance level of 10-7. The analysis for this report addressed this issue by extending the 

peer-reviewed hurricane hazard model wind speed design criteria for ASCE/SEI 7-05, Minimum 

Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE/SEI 2006), from the American Society 

of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI). This extension allowed 

estimation of the magnitude of hurricane wind gusts that have annual exceedance probabilities 

of 10-6 and 10-7. 

This report considers hurricanes that affect the contiguous United States with landfalls along the 

Gulf and Atlantic coasts. It does not encompass locations outside the 48 contiguous states 

such as Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, and it does not consider hurricanes that 

originate in the Pacific. 

The possibility of a hurricane making landfall along the Pacific Coast and affecting the United 

States does not require consideration because the current NRC design-basis wind speeds for 

the Pacific Coast specify that tornado winds of 160 mph (72 m/s) are sufficiently high. The 

waters off the coast of California are much too cold to support a cyclone of hurricane intensity. 

The prevailing upper level winds tend to steer the systems westward, away from land, although 

the region has experienced tropical storm force winds from the remnants of tropical cyclones. 

An investigation for quantifying wind speeds with annual exceedance probabilities of 10-6 and 

10-7 along the Pacific Coast would require the development of a separate model, which is 

beyond the scope of this document. The omission of hurricane winds in Southern California is 

consistent with the statement in Regulatory Guide 1.76 that “tornado wind speeds may not 

bound hurricane wind speeds for certain portions of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts” (NRC 2007). 
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Section 1.2 provides the regulatory basis for the NRC staff to develop guidance on design basis 

hurricane wind speeds. Section 2 provides an overview of the hurricane simulation 

methodology with information on changes to the model that enable an effective simulation 

length of 10 million years. Section 3 presents the predicted peak-gust hurricane wind speeds 

with exceedance probabilities of 10-6 and 10-7 and compares them to those for tornadoes. 

1.2 Regulatory Background 

Appendix A, “General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants,” to Title 10, Part 50, “Domestic 

Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,” of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 

Part 50), provides General Design Criteria that require that nuclear power plants be designed to 

withstand to prevent undue risk to the health and safety of the public. The criteria that apply to 

this analysis are: 

• Criterion 2—Design bases for protection against natural phenomena. Structures, 

systems, and components important to safety shall be designed to withstand the effects 

of natural phenomena such as earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, tsunami, and 

seiches without loss of capability to perform their safety functions. The design bases for 

these structures, systems, and components shall reflect: (1) Appropriate consideration of 

the most severe of the natural phenomena that have been historically reported for the site 

and surrounding area, with sufficient margin for the limited accuracy, quantity, and period 

of time in which the historical data have been accumulated, (2) appropriate combinations 

of the effects of normal and accident conditions with the effects of the natural phenomena 

and (3) the importance of the safety functions to be performed. 

• Criterion 4—Environmental and dynamic effects design bases. Structures, systems, and 

components important to safety shall be designed to accommodate the effects of and to 

be compatible with the environmental conditions associated with normal operation, 

maintenance, testing, and postulated accidents, including loss-of-coolant accidents. 

These structures, systems, and components shall be appropriately protected against 

dynamic effects, including the effects of missiles, pipe whipping, and discharging fluids, 

that may result from equipment failures and from events and conditions outside the 

nuclear power unit. However, dynamic effects associated with postulated pipe ruptures 

in nuclear power units may be excluded from the design basis when analyses reviewed 

and approved by the Commission demonstrate that the probability of fluid system piping 

rupture is extremely low under conditions consistent with the design basis for the piping. 

Criterion 2 includes protection from the effects of natural phenomena including hurricanes, and 

Criterion 4 includes protection from the dynamic effects of hurricanes, which includes missiles or 

flying debris as a result of high wind speeds. 

2. SIMULATION METHODOLOGY 

This section discusses the methodology for the estimation of peak-gust hurricane wind speeds 

with annual exceedance probabilities in the range of 10-6 and 10-7. The methodology is nearly 

identical to that in Vickery et al. (2009a), but this analysis made some minor improvements to 

the model. Section 2.1 provides a detailed overview of the simulation methodology, primarily 

from peer-reviewed papers that describe the model. Section 2.2 describes model 

improvements, and Section 2.3 describes the modeling of wind field uncertainty. Section 2.4 

compares the computed wind speeds of the improved model to those of the model in Vickery et 

al. (2009a). Section 2.5 discusses the effect of site target size on wind speeds, and Section 2.6 

discusses the model’s sensitivity to increased hurricane activity. 
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2.1 Hurricane Simulation Overview 

The starting point for the estimation of hurricane peak-gust wind speeds with annual 

exceedance probabilities of 10-6 and 10-7 is the hurricane simulation model in Vickery et al. 

(2000a, 2009a). The simulation model in Vickery et al. (2000a) forms the basis of the designbasis wind speeds in the three most recent editions of the ASCE 7 wind loading standards: 

ASCE 7-98, ASCE 7-02, and ASCE/SEI 7-05 (ASCE/SEI 2006). The Vickery et al. (2009a) 

model is expected to be adopted in the 2010 edition of ASCE 7. The hurricane simulation 

model has three key components: 

1. A track model that describes the variation of the translation speed and heading of a 

tropical cyclone as it moves across the water or land. 

2. An intensity model that estimates the central pressure of a model tropical cyclone. The 

intensity model uses a relative intensity approach that ensures that the intensity of a 

developing hurricane can never exceed its maximum potential intensity as estimated by 

the Emanuel (1988) method. The intensity of the model tropical cyclone is a function of 

the mixed sea surface temperature (SST), tropopause temperature, and relative 

humidity. The model uses the exponential decay models from Vickery (2005) to 

simulate the decay of the tropical cyclones over land. Additional components of the 

intensity model include a model to describe the size of the tropical cyclone and a model 

to describe the shape of the pressure distribution within the cyclone. Vickery and 

Wadhera (2008) describe the details of modeling the size and shape parameters, which 

are defined by the radius to maximum winds (RMW) and the Holland B parameter 

(which, along with the RMW, is used to define the pressure field). 

3. A wind field model that, given key hurricane parameters (central pressure, RMW, B, 

translation speed, and location), estimates the mean wind speed and associated wind 

directions. The mean wind speeds are converted to peak-gust wind speeds using a gust 

factor model that accounts for storm duration. For each model tropical cyclone, the 

model computes wind speeds at each of 3575 grid points across the eastern and 

southeastern United States are affected by hurricanes. The grid spacing varies from 

about 4 km close to the coast to about 40 km for inland locations. This model 

incorporates uncertainties, or errors, in the estimates of the wind speeds. The errors 

result from comparisons of modeled and observed wind speeds using data from more 

than 250 anemometer time histories. The introduction of the errors serves both to 

smooth the wind speed hazard curve and to account for the occurrence of anomalous 

gusts in hurricanes that the model does not encompass. 

The over-water hurricane track simulation occurs in two steps. In the first step, the hurricane 

position at any point in time is modeled using the approach in Vickery et al. (2000a), which 

includes all tropical cyclones in the HURDAT database (Jarvinen et al. 1984). In the second 

step, the relative intensity, I, of the hurricane is modeled using the approach in Vickery et al. 

(2000a), with modification to include the effects of ocean mixing and wind shear. The model 

then uses the relative intensity to compute the central pressure and subsequently RMW and B. 

Figure 2-1 outlines the overall model methodology; it shows two modeled hurricane tracks along 

with a short narrative on the major steps of moving the simulated storm forward in time. Figure 

2-2 is a flow chart that outlines the methodology as a simulated storm moves from one point to 

the next. Figure 2-3 is a map of the locations of the 3575 grid points at which the model 

computes wind speeds. 
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Hurricane intensity, which is defined by central pressure difference, is modeled as a function of 

the relative intensity and thermodynamic and atmospheric environmental variables, including 

SST, tropopause temperature, and vertical wind shear. The relative intensity approach is based 

on the efficiency of a cyclone relative to a Carnot heat engine (Emanuel 1988). The definition of 

the relative intensity for this analysis is the ratio of the central pressure difference at the center 

of a cyclone to the maximum possible central pressure difference for the given meteorological 

conditions. The key parameters that control the relative intensity are the SST, tropopause 

temperature To and the relative humidity, which for this analysis is a constant equal to 0.8. 

For each storm in the HURDAT database where central pressure data are available and the 

storm is over water, the model computes the relative intensity using the central pressure 

difference, SST, tropopause temperature, and relative humidity. The SST at the storm center is 

determined from the HadISST dataset (Rayner et al. 2003, 2006), which provides monthly mean 

SSTs for the period from 1850 to the present on a 1-degree geographical grid. The To

temperature data were from the National Center for Atmospheric Research reanalysis To

database (www.cdc.noaa.gov), which provides To data on a 2.5-degree geographical grid. A 

linear two-dimensional interpolation method produces the value of To at the storm center. 
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Compute new value of I

Compute Pc, B, RMW

B, RMW from Vickery and Wadhera (2008)

Step 1:

Initialize Storm

Sample B and RMW error terms

Compute I

Step 3:

Storm Filling

Central pressure filling (Vickery, 2005)

B filling

Site Lat and Long

Distance inland vs. direction

Step 4:

Windfield model (Vickery et al, 2009) turned on

if storm within 250 km of site

V = f {Pc, B, RMW, Vt, r}

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6

941

95

936 0

924

928

966

981

981

985

985

982

984

991

991

990

990

988

988

987

987

985

985

987

Figure 2-1. Hurricane simulation methodology showing two sample simulated hurricane tracks 

(Vickery et al. 2009a). 
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Storm Parameters at 

Location i

Storm Parameters RMW, B & 

Central Pressure (Location i)

Date & Time

Latitude & Longitude

Heading and Translational 

Speed (Regression Models)

Wind Shear & Tropopause 

Temperature (2.5o grid)

Sea Surface 

Temperature (1o

 grid)

Isothermal Layer Depth 

& Bathymetry

Relative Intensity 

(Regression Models)

Compute Central Pressure, 

RMW & B

1-D Ocean Mixing Model

Compute New Central 

Pressure

New Heading & New Translational 

Speed (Location i+1 )

Storm Parameters at 

Location i+1

NCEP Reanalysis Data HadISST Dataset World Ocean Atlas 2001

Storm Parameters at 

Location i

Storm Parameters RMW, B & 

Central Pressure (Location i)

Date & Time

Latitude & Longitude

Heading and Translational 

Speed (Regression Models)

Wind Shear & Tropopause 

Temperature (2.5o grid)

Sea Surface 

Temperature (1o

 grid)

Isothermal Layer Depth 

& Bathymetry

Relative Intensity 

(Regression Models)

Compute Central Pressure, 

RMW & B

1-D Ocean Mixing Model

Compute New Central 

Pressure

New Heading & New Translational 

Speed (Location i+1 )

Storm Parameters at 

Location i+1

NCEP Reanalysis Data HadISST Dataset World Ocean Atlas 2001

Figure 2-2. Flow chart of simulation methodology. 

Figure 2-3. Location of 3575 points for wind speed computations. 
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A simple one-dimensional ocean model, similar to that in Emanuel et al. (2006), simulates the 

effect of ocean feedback on the relative intensity calculations. The ocean feedback model 

calculates the mixed-layer depth based on the assumed constancy of a bulk Richardson 

number, while the mixed-layer momentum is driven by the surface stress and entrainment. The 

mixed layer momentum equation is integrated over a circular region of 4 times the RMW. The 

ocean mixing model returns an estimate of the mixed-layer depth, which is then used to 

compute the reduction in SST from the passage of a hurricane. This reduced temperature is 

used in the relative intensity calculations. The key inputs to the ocean mixing model are the 

mean wind speed at a height of 10m, which controls the ocean shear stress, the mixed layer or 

iso-thermal layer depth, the rate of change of water temperature beneath the isothermal layer 

and the water depth. The iso-thermal later depth is defined as the layer of water near the 

surface of the ocean where the water temperature is approximately constant. Before mixing, the 

water temperature within the iso-thermal layer is taken as equal to the un-disturbed sea surface 

temperature. As the mixed layer depth increases due to the wind stress acting on the surface of 

the ocean, cooler water beneath the mixed iso-thermal layer is mixed into a new thicker mixed 

iso-thermal layer near the surface, decreasing the sea surface temperature, and hence resulting 

in maximum possible storm intensity. In shallow waters where the computed mixed layer depth 

is greater than the depth of the water, the SST is limited to the value of the depth averaged 

water temperature. Using the track model, the analysis first simulated 10 million years of 

hurricanes in the Atlantic basin, which yielded more than 23 million land-falling tropical cyclones. 

In each simulated year, one historical year of SSTs and tropopause temperature was randomly 

selected and used in the simulation process for the entire model year. As in Vickery et al. 

(2000a), the number of storms to be simulated in a model year results from a binomial 

distribution, and the starting times and positions of the storms come directly from the HURDAT 

database. The intensity of the first point of a storm is a function of SST and longitude. In the 

simulation process, hurricanes that make landfall are weakened (filled) with the filling model 

(Vickery 2005). Ocean mixing is computed using the same simple Holland (1980) wind model 

as for the model’s development. 

The model computes the maximum peak-gust wind speed at the time of landfall for each 

simulated tropical cyclone. It would be computationally prohibitive to calculate the maximum 

wind speeds at every grid point for every simulated tropical cyclone, so the model uses a 

weighted sampling approach to reduce the computational effort. Last, the model develops a 

wind speed hazard curve at each grid point that incorporates wind field modeling uncertainty, a 

weighted sampling method, and a nonstationary gust factor model. These hazard curves are 

then used to construct wind speed contours in relation to annual exceedance probabilities of 10-

6

 and 10-7. 

Sections 2.1.1 to 2.1.3 present an overview of the three major modeling components; each 

section summarizes the peer-reviewed papers that describe the submodel and the changes in it 

to enable estimation of the rare event wind speeds. 

2.1.1 Track Modeling 

The track model that estimates the wind speeds with annual exceedance probabilities of 10-6

and 10-7 is unchanged from that in Vickery et al. (2009a). 

The starting position, date, time, heading, and translation speed of all tropical storms, as given 

in the HURDAT database, are sampled and used to initiate the simulation. Use of the historical 

starting positions of the storms (i.e., date and location) ensures that the model incorporates 

seasonal climatology for the point of storm initiation. Given the initial storm heading, speed, and 
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intensity, the simulation model estimates the new position and speed of the storm based on the 

changes in the translation speed and storm heading over the 6-hr increments. The changes in 

the translation speed c and storm heading θ between times i and i+1 are 

Δln λΨ ln εθ 4321 acaaaac 5 ii +++++= (2-1a) 

λΨθΔ εθθ54321 6 1 ++++++= iii − bbcbbbb (2-1b) 

where a1, a2, etc. are constants, ψ and λare the storm latitude and longitude, respectively; ci is 

the storm translation speed at time step i; θi is the storm heading at time step i; θi-1 is the 

heading of the storm at time step i-1; and ε is a random error term. The coefficients a1, a2, etc. 

have been developed using 5- by 5-degree grids over the entire Atlantic basin. A different set of 

coefficients for easterly and westerly headed storms is used. As the simulated storm moves 

into a different 5- by 5-degree square, the coefficients that define the changes in heading and 

speed change accordingly. The error term results from a binormal distribution. Figure 2-4 

compares the mean and standard deviations of modeled and historical translation speed and 

heading of all tropical cyclones that pass within 250 km of the mileposts, which that Figure 2-5 

shows. Figure 2-4 also compares the mean modeled and observed occurrence rates and 

distances of closest approach for those same cyclones. The historic data in Figure 2-4 

encompass the period from 1886 to 2006. The comparisons indicate the track model 

reproduces the variation of the key tropical cyclone track parameters for tropical cyclones that 

make landfall along the U.S. coastline. 

-80

-60

-40

-20

0

20

40

60

80

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

Milepost (nm)

Heading (Deg. CW from N)

Model Mean

Historical Mean

Model Std Deviation

Historical Std Deviation

-80

-70

-60

-50

-40

-30

-20

-10

0

10

20

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

Milepost (nm)

Distance of Closest Approach (km)

Model Mean

Historical Mean

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

Milepost (nm)

Translation Speed (m/sec)

Model Mean

Historical Mean

Model Std Deviation

Historical Std Deviation

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

1.4

1.6

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

Milepost (nm)

Annual Occurrence Rate

Model Mean

Historical Mean

Figure 2-4. Comparison of modeled and historical statistics of heading, translation speed, 

distance of closest approach, and occurrence rate for all storms passing within 250 km of the 

indicated milepost. 

2.1.2 Intensity Modeling and Size Modeling 

The methodology for intensity and size modeling is similar to that in Vickery et al. (2009a). 
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Central Pressure Modeling. In the simulation model, the relative intensity at any time is a 

function of relative intensity at the previous three steps and the scaled vertical wind shear Vs

(DeMaria and Kaplan 1999) at the storms current location as 

ln( ) () ( ) ( ) lnln ln ε i+ 11 i += i− + i− 42312 VcIcIcIcI s ++ (2-2) 

where c1, c2, etc. are constants that vary with region in the Atlantic Basin, and ε is a random 

error term. In the development of the dataset of historical values of I, the surface-level wind 

speeds for estimating the c vales for the ocean mixing model were obtained using the simple 

wind field model in Holland (1980), with the surface-level mean wind speed equal to 80 percent 

of the gradient balance wind speed1

. The model uses nine different regions to simulate the 

intensity changes of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. 

Figure 2-5. Location of mileposts for calculation of track parameters for 

model validation. 

The relationship between relative intensity and central pressure is that from Darling (1991). The 

relative intensity I is 

 

1

 The gradient balance wind speed is steady velocity which is in balance with the pressure gradient force, the 

Coriolis force and the centrifugal force associated with the curvature of the isobars. 
10 

)(x( )RHe

e)RH(p

pp

)ep(p I

s

c s

dcda

da sc

−−

−+− = −−− = 101311013 1 (2-3) 

where 1013 represents the far-field ambient pressure, expressed in hPa,, pc is the cyclone 

central pressure, RH is the relative humidity, es is the saturation vapor pressure (hPa), pda is the 

surface value of the partial pressure of dry air, and pdc is the minimum sustainable surface value 

of the cyclone central pressure (or dry air) for a hurricane given by pdc = xpda. 

The saturation vapor pressure es is: 





 





−

− = 5296717 273 exp1126 .SST)SST(.

.es (2-4) 

where SST is the sea surface temperature in Kelvin. 

The variable x is obtained from the solution of the non-linear equation 





 



 −−= B x Ax 1 )ln( (2-5) 

dav

sv

pRSST

eL A

∈− )1(

∈ = (2-6) 





 





+=

Ap

RHe RHB

da

s )ln( 1 (2-7) 

where Rv is the gas constant of water vapor (461 in this analysis), Lv is the latent heat of 

vaporization (2.5 × 106

) – 2320(SST –273), and ∈ is the efficiency of a cyclone heat engine from 

SST

−TSST 0 ∈= (2-8) 

where T0 is the tropopause temperature. In the conversion of the relative intensity to pressure, 

RH is a constant equal to 0.8. 

As the model overview in Section 2 indicates, the value for SST in the model is the mixed SST 

that accounts for the upwelling of cool water beneath the surface of the ocean. 

Holland B Parameter Modeling. The Holland B parameter is used to define the pressure field 

and plays an important role in the risk prediction methodology; see, for example, Vickery et al. 

(2000a, 2009a) and Powell et al. (2005). Holland (1980) describes the radial distribution of 

surface pressure in a hurricane in the form 





 



 −×+= B

r

A )( 0 Δpprp exp (2-9) 

where p(r) is the surface pressure at a distance r from the storm center, p0is the central 

pressure, Δp is the difference between the peripheral pressure and the central pressure, A is a 
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size parameter, and B is the Holland’s pressure profile parameter. Holland (1980) showed that 

RMW = A1/B

. Therefore, Equation 2-9 can be expressed as 

B

r

RMW

pprp 



 



 )( 0 Δ exp −×+= (2-10) 

The gradient balance velocity VG for a stationary storm is therefore 

2

1⁄2

ρ 4

Δ exp 22 frfr r

RMW pB

r

RMW V

B

B

G −





























+















 



 



 −





 



 = (2-11) 

where ρ is the density of air, and f is the Coriolis parameter. The maximum wind speed occurs 

at the RMW and is 

ρ

Δ max epB VG ≈ (2-12) 

where e is the base of natural logarithms. 

In parametric hurricane wind field models where the input surface pressure field is defined by 

two parameters (Δp and a radius), the maximum wind speed in the simulated hurricane is 

proportional to the square root of Δp, whereas, with the introduction of the additional term B, the 

maximum wind speed in the simulated hurricane is proportional to the square root of BΔp. 

Figure 2-6 shows example pressure profiles and gradient wind speed profiles for Equations 2-9 

through 2-11. 
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Figure 2-6. Effect of B on gradient winds (top) and pressure 

(bottom) versus distance from storm center (Vickery and 

Wadhera 2008). 

Modeling the surface pressure field using Equation 2-10 is a significant improvement over 

modeling the pressure field with empirical models that are described by only two parameters. 

The approach still has limitations (see Thompson and Cardone 1996, Willoughby and Rahn 

2004, Willoughby et al. 2006, and Vickery and Wadhera 2008). The use of a single value of B

(or RMW) does not reproduce the azimuthal and radial variations in the pressure fields (and 

therefore wind fields) that often occur in real hurricanes. 

Therefore, while the use of Equation 2-10 has limitations, using the approach in a hurricane 

simulation model allows for the modeling of storms similar to both Hurricane Katrina (p0 ~920 

hPa, Vmax ~110 kt) and Hurricane Charley (p0 ~942 hPa, Vmax ~125 kt). (Vmax is the estimated 

maximum 1-min average wind speed at a height of 10 m over water as defined by the National 

Hurricane Center.) The omission of B does not allow for the variation in the maximum wind 

speed that occurs in real hurricanes for a given Δp (all else being equal). 

Vickery and Wadhera (2008) describe the statistical model for the Holland B parameter, in 

which the value of B over open water is 

211761 A..B +−= ε ; r

2 = 0.345, σB = 0.226 (2-13) 

where 
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















+×

× =

ep

p TR

fRMW A

c

sd

Δ 1ln2

 (2-14) 

and ε is the random error term sampled from a normal distribution with a mean of zero and 

standard deviation equal to σB. 

In Equation 2-14 (denoted Equation 2 in Figure 2-7), RMW is expressed in meters, , Rd is the 

gas constant for dry air, Ts is the SST in degrees Celsius, pc is the central pressure of the 

tropical cyclone in hectopascals, and ∆p is the difference between the pc and the far field 

pressure in mbars (taken here as 1013 hPa). Figure 2-7 shows a comparison of modeled and 

observed values of B plotted versus the square root of A with the modeled results for B

computed using both Equation 2-14 and the model in Vickery et al. (2000). The figure shows 

individual estimates of B from 35 hurricanes as plus signs. B values from three specific 

hurricanes are identified with different symbols to show the variability (or lack of) within a 

hurricane. For Hurricane Andrew in 1992 (boxes) the values of B tend to remain high. 

Hurricane Floyd in 1999 (triangles) has relatively low values of B, whereas in the case of 

Hurricane Georges in 1998 (circles), both high and low values of B are evident. The higher 

values of B occurred while Georges was in the open Atlantic, the lower values occurred in the 

Gulf of Mexico, and the lowest occurred at the time of landfall. 

The comparison of the two sets of modeled results shows the higher B values that result from 

the Vickery et al. (2000a) model for values of the square root of A are greater than 0.2. The 

overestimate of B from the Vickery et al. (2000a) model increases as the square root of A

increases. The increasing difference between the two models is primarily the result of the 

omission of the latitude term in the Vickery et al. (2000a) model. The error term σB in Equation 

2-13 is much smaller than the value of 0.381 in the Vickery et al. (2000a) model. This smaller 

error term results in a lower variance in the predicted wind speeds, and therefore a lower slope 

in the wind speed versus return period hazard curve. 

After landfall, B is modeled as 

)exp()( = 0 atBtB (2-15a) 

−= 0429002910 B..a 0 ; a ≤ –0.005 (2-15b) 

where B0 is the value of B at landfall. The reduction in the magnitude of B after landfall results 

from comparisons of modeled and observed pressures and wind speeds at both coastal and 

inland stations. In the wind field modeling comparisons (Vickery and Wadhera, 2008), the 

magnitudes of both B and RMW (typically decreasing and increasing after landfall, respectively) 

are estimated along the track of the hurricane until reasonable matches between both the 

modeled and observed wind speed and pressure traces are obtained. The reduction in the 

modeled values of B after landfall were found to be adequately modeled using Equation 2-15. 
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0.00

0.25

0.50

0.75

1.00

1.25

1.50

1.75

2.00

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8

H

o

l

l

a

n

d

B

P

a

r

a

m

e

t

e

r

SQRT(A)

B from Equation 2

B from Vickery, et al. (2000)

Data

1992 Andrew

1999 Floyd

1998 Georges

Figure 2-7. Comparison of observed and modeled values of B (Vickery et al. 

2009a). 

Vickery and Wadhera (2008) suggest that, for hurricanes that approach the Gulf Coast, B

decreases during the last 12 hr before landfall. They also suggest that this reduction in B

requires further study to determine if this behavior is indicative of most Gulf Coast hurricanes or 

just those in the sample. The reduction in B for Gulf Coast land-falling hurricanes was not 

modeled here, and the estimates of wind speeds versus return period might therefore be slightly 

conservative along the Gulf Coast. 

RMW Modeling. In Vickery and Wadhera (2008), two models are given for the RMW (in 

kilometers), one for Gulf hurricanes and one for all hurricanes. Here, the all-storms RMW model 

was applied to Atlantic hurricanes and the Gulf of Mexico RMW model was applied to storms in 

the Gulf. The models for RMW in the simulation are 

Atlantic

25

Atlantic ln( 1029160153) Δ +×−= 03370 + εΨ − RMW .. .p ; r

2 = 0.297, σln(RMW) = 0.441 (2-16a) 

Gulf

25

Gulf 1070078593)ln( +×−= εΔ− RMW .. p ; r

2 = 0.290, σln(RMW) = 0.390 (2-16b) 

The two statistical models for the RMW (Gulf and Atlantic) combine to yield one RMW model for 

each simulated storm: 

1 Atlantic 1 Gulf = RMWaRMW −+ )1( RMWa (2-17a) 

[ ]



+ =

Atlantic Gulf

Atlantic

1 ΔΔ

Δ

pp

p a (2-17b) 
15 

where Δp is the central pressure difference and the summation occurs over all 6-hr time steps 

from storm origination to the current time. 

2.1.3 Wind Field Modeling 

Vickery et al. (2009b) contains details of the wind field model for estimation of wind speeds 

under the key hurricane parameters that define the wind field (central pressure, B, RMW, and 

translation speed). The model consists of the numerical solution of the equations of motion of a 

translating hurricane that is used to define the characteristics of the mean boundary layer (MBL) 

flow. This slab model is coupled with a two-dimensional representation of the variation of wind 

speed using height to convert the MBL wind speeds to surface-level wind speeds. 

Slab Model. This discussion is a brief overview of implementation of the slab model approach. 

Thompson and Cardone (1996) and Vickery et al. (2000, 2009b) contain details. The model 

solves the depth-averaged dry equations of horizontal motion, forced by a constant translating 

pressure field. A finite difference scheme solves the steady-state wind field over a set of nested 

rectangular grids. The basis of this approach is the assumption that the large-scale structure of 

the hurricane wind field changes relatively slowly over time. Therefore, at any instant the wind 

field can be considered to be very nearly at the steady-state conditions it would have if the 

hurricane was moving over homogeneous terrain at a constant translational speed equivalent to 

the instantaneous translational speed. 

The slab model is based on a formulation that was originally developed by Chow (1971) and is 

similar to the model in Thompson and Cardone (1996), but was simplified using the Fourier 

series approach in Vickery et al. (2000). The equation of horizontal motion, vertically averaged 

through the height of the boundary layer (BL), is written in Earth-fixed coordinates as 

( ) VV

h

C VKpVkf dt

Vd d

H

   

−∇×∇+∇−=×+

ρ

1 (2-18a) 

where 

∇×+

∂

∂ = V

tdt

d  (2-18b) 

Here V



 is the vertically averaged horizontal velocity; f is the Coriolis parameter; k



 is the unit 

vector in the vertical direction; ρ is the air density; KH is the horizontal eddy viscosity coefficient; 

Cd is the drag coefficient; and h is the height of the hurricane BL (constant equal to 1000 m in 

this analysis). It is assumed that the vertical advection of momentum is small in comparison 

with the horizontal advection of momentum and is ignored. 

The pressure gradients dp/dx and dp/dy are prescribed by transforming the following expression 

for the radial pressure gradient with 















 



 



  − 

 



 = ∂

∂ B B

r

RMW

r

RMW

r

pB

r

p expΔ (2-19) 

where B and RMW are as before, r is the distance from the center of the hurricane, and Δp is 

the central pressure difference. Inputs to the slab model are the pressure gradients (dp/dx and 
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dp/dy), the surface drag coefficient Cd, and the storm’s translational velocity (uc,vc). For the 

over-water case, the drag coefficient is modeled using the truncated version of the model in 

Large and Pond (1981). In the over-land case, Cd is a constant equal to 0.0047 (open terrain). 

The solution to the equations of motion is evolved to the steady-state wind field solution by 

integrating forward until the acceleration is acceptably small. A nested grid system that consists 

of six concentric rectangular grids is used to solve for the steady-state wind field under a finite 

difference approach. Each grid consists of the same number of nodes, but the internode 

distance is halved with each successive grid. The smallest grid size is set as 10 percent of the 

RMW of the simulated storm. Because it is the storm-centered velocity V s

 , which has been 

calculated, the storm translational velocity V c

 is added to the results to get the Earth-centered 

velocity field.

As Vickery et al. (2000b) describes, the model uses precomputed solutions to Equation 2-18 

with an interpolation approach to arrive at a solution for the vertically averaged horizontal wind 

speed for a given set of hurricane parameters. To cover the full range of possible combinations, 

the wind fields for 14,040 tropical cyclones were precomputed for each of 9 values of B, 13 

values of RMW, 12 values of Δp, and 10 values of translation speed. The minimum value of 

RMW in Vickery et al. (2009b) is 8 km, but this study added two additional RMW values of 4 and 

6 km. In addition to adding these two RMW solutions, the maximum value of Δp was increased 

from 150 hPa to 190 hPa through the addition of solutions for both the 170-hPa and 190-hPa 

cases. The total number of precomputed wind fields increased from 14,040 to 18,900. One 

complete set of hurricanes is generated for the over-water case, and another set for the overland case. For each storm, cubic splines fitted along the x and y directions are used to 

interpolate the u and v components at points around circular paths concentric with the grid 

center. These are then transformed into Fourier series with the Fourier coefficients and saved 

for recall as needed for modeling a given storm. For each modeled storm, the velocities u and v

at some location x and y are obtained through a combination of interpolation and scaling from 

the stored results. 

In the use of the slab model, the resultant integrated wind speed (mean value throughout the 

BL) is adjusted to be representative of the maximum wind speed in the BL. The difference 

between the maximum wind speed and the depth-averaged wind speed is only a few 

percentage points, and varies dependent on whether averaging is performed over the assumed 

1000-m BL height in the slab model or if the averaging height is the modeled BL depth (jet 

height). 

The slab model approach brings out features that are not reproduced in simple gradient balance 

vortex models or empirical models such as those in Schwerdt et al. (1979) and Holland (1980). 

A comparison of the jet strength and its variation with azimuth from the two-dimensional slab 

model with the results of a full three-dimensional model of a translating hurricane from Kepert 

and Wang (2001) indicate that the two-dimensional slab model is able to produce horizontal 

variations of the magnitude of the jet characteristics that correspond to a height of ~500 m and 

that are similar to those from a full three-dimensional model. However, the slab model yields an 

area of slightly subgradient wind speeds in the right rear quadrant of the hurricane that does not 

appear in the three-dimensional model results. Furthermore, the variation of the jet height with 

azimuth is not provided using the slab model. 

Variation of Wind Speed with Height. Vickery et al. (2009b) empirically model the variation of 

the mean wind speed U(z) with height z in the hurricane BL using 
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



 



 = − 2

)(40)ln()( *

o

*

H

z . zz

k

u zU (2-20) 

where k is the von Karman coefficient with a value of 0.4, u* is the friction velocity, zo is the 

aerodynamic roughness length, and H*

 is a BL height parameter. The BL height parameter H* in 

Equation 2-20 decreases with increasing inertial stability according to 

I/..H* += 26007343 (2-21) 

The inertial stability I is 

)( ) 2 (

r

V

r

V f

r

V fI ∂∂

+++= (2-22) 

where V is the azimuthally averaged tangential gradient wind speed, f is the Coriolis parameter, 

and r is the radial distance from the center of the storm. The BL model in Vickery et al. (2009b) 

represents an azimuthally averaged model and ignores the variation in the shape of the 

hurricane BL as a function of azimuth in the hurricane that Kepert (2001) predicted. 

As in Powell et al. (2003), the sea surface drag coefficient derived from the dropsondes in 

Vickery et al., (2009b) initially increases with wind speed in a fashion similar to that in Large and 

Pond (1980) and then reaches a maximum value and levels off or decreases (Figure 2-8). The 

mean wind speed at 10 m (U10) at which the sea surface drag coefficient reaches this maximum 

is only about 25 m/s [i.e., less than the 40 m/s in Powell et al. (2003)] but varies with storm 

radius. This lower wind speed threshold is consistent with the value Black et al. (2007) estimate 

of about 23 m/s, although in Black et al. (2007) had limited measurements at wind speeds 

above 25 m/s. The combination of the empirical BL model and the variable cap on the sea 

surface drag coefficient yields ratios of V10/VG over the ocean of about 0.67 to 0.74, varying with 

both storm size and intensity. 

Figure 2-9 compares the modeled and observed marine wind speed profiles that were 

computed using the drag coefficients in Figure 2-8, and the BL model in Equations 2-20 through 

2-22, with the only input to the model consisting of the maximum (gradient) wind speed and 

distance from the center of the storm. 

Dropsonde data are unfortunately very limited for velocity profiles over land, and there is 

therefore more reliance on models to estimate the characteristics of the hurricane BL over land. 

The standard engineering approach to modeling terrain-change effects is to assume that the 

wind speed at the top of the boundary-layer (BL)remains unchanged (but the BL height is free to 

change) and to adjust the winds beneath the BL height to be representative of those that are 

associated with the new roughness length. Vickery et al. (2009b), estimated the change in the 

BL height using the Kepert (2001) linear BL theory, but further increased the BL height increase 

that the Kepert model predicted so that the reduction in the surface-level winds the model 

predicted matched the Engineering Sciences Data Unit (ESDU) values for large BL height 

(ESDU 1982). The net result of the Vickery et al. (2009b) approach is increases in estimated 

BL height (from marine to open terrain) in the range of 60 to 100 percent, which indicates 

overland BL heights in the range of ~800 to ~1500 m dependent on wind speed and RMW. 

Powell et al. (2005) used a 100-percent increase in the BL height as the wind transitioned from 

sea to land. 
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Figure 2-10 shows the results of the BL height increase in Vickery et al. (2009b) as a 

comparison of the reduction in the surface-level winds that is brought about by the combined 

effects of increased BL height and increased surface roughness as wind transitions from marine 

to open over land terrain. The upper curve denotes cyclonic flow, and the lower curve shows 

the reduction in the wind speed under the Kepert (2001) BL height method under the 

assumption that there is no change in the mean wind speed at the top of the BL. 

0

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All RMW - LSF over 20 m - 100 m

Large and Pond (1981) with blended maximum

Figure 2-8. Variation of the sea surface drag coefficient with U10 near RMW (LSF=Least 

Squares fit). 
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Figure 2-9. Modeled and observed hurricane mean velocity profiles over the open ocean for a 

range of wind speeds (points represent data). 

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Simiu and Scanlan (1986)

C yclo nic F lo w - Scaled to M atch ESD U at Large H

Figure 2-10. Ratio of the fully transitioned mean wind speed over land 

(zo = 0.03 m) to the mean wind speed over water (zo = 0.0013 m) 

as a function of BL height. 

Sea-Land Transition. As the wind moves from the sea to land, the value of the maximum wind 

speed at a given height in the new rougher terrain asymptotically approaches the fully 

transitioned value over some fetch distance F. Published estimates of the fetch length vary 
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widely, ranging from a few kilometers (e.g., Melbourne 1992) to in excess of 100 km (ESDU 

1982; Deaves 1981). Powell et al. (1996) suggest that wind measurements at a height of 10 m 

taken as far as 20 to 30 km inland are still influenced by the upstream marine roughness. For 

modeling the transition from sea to land, the ESDU model is used but the limiting fetch distance 

is reduced to 20 km from the ~100 km used in ESDU (1982). The use of the smaller fetch 

distance is consistent with the lower BL heights of tropical cyclones (~600 m) in comparison 

with much larger values (~3000 m) used in ESDU where H scales as u*/f rather than the square 

root of (2K/I). 

The ESDU transition model was chosen because it provides a means to transition the wind 

speeds that are associated with an arbitrary averaging time (i.e., hourly mean, 10 min mean, 

peak gust, etc.). Figure 2-11 shows a comparison of the original and modified ESDU transition 

functions for the gust and hourly mean wind speeds. In either model it is evident that, at a 

distance of about 1 km, approximately 60 percent of the transition (or wind speed reduction) has 

already occurred. An exact value of F is difficult if not impossible to verify, and an inspection of 

Figure 2-11 indicates that the error in the predicted wind speed is not particularly sensitive to the 

exact value of F (for F > 10 km). For example, the difference between the model estimates of 

the degree to which the wind speed has reached equilibrium at 10 km, [approximately where the 

difference between the ESDU, (F ~ 100 km) and the modified ESDU, (F = 20 km] function 

reaches a maximum) is about 10 percent. Figure 2-10 shows that the maximum reduction in the 

mean wind speed using the ESDU model is about 17 percent; therefore, the magnitude of the 

wind speed error for the assumed fetch length at this location is about 10 percent of 17 percent, 

or ~1.7 percent. 

Wind Field Model Validation. The final wind field model is evaluated through comparisons of 

modeled and measured wind speeds for hurricanes that make landfall in the United States. In 

the verification process all measured gust wind speeds have been adjusted to be representative 

of 3-s gust speeds at a height of 10 m, in either open terrain (zo = 0.03 m) or marine conditions. 

In the case of marine wind speed measurements from 3-m discus buoys, the measured wind 

speeds in high wind cases have been 

Hourly Average

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Figure 2-11. ESDU and modified ESDU wind speed transition functions at 10-m elevation. 

increased by 10 percent to account for the underestimates in the measured wind speeds as 

Gilhousen (2006) describes. 

Each hurricane is modeled using information on the hurricane track (position and central 

pressure) from the National Hurricane Center coupled with estimates of the RMW and the 
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Holland B parameter (Holland 1980). The modeled pressure field is axisymmetric, but varies 

with time. The initial estimate of the RMW is usually obtained from H*Wind dataset snapshots 

of the hurricane wind field at or near the time of landfall. The final estimates of B and the RMW

and their variation with time after landfall are obtained through an iterative approach by 

reproducing the overall shapes of the wind speed and direction traces and surface pressure 

traces from as many ground stations as possible. Figures 2-12 and 2-13 are examples of 

comparison of wind speed and pressure data from stations near the point of landfall for different 

hurricanes. The assignment of RMW and B is performed with the objective of describing the 

overall shape of the wind speed and pressure time histories, rather than matching the individual 

station maximum wind speeds. The modeling of the hurricane wind field using a symmetric 

pressure field is a simplification of real world hurricanes, which often are characterized by RMW

and B values that vary with both azimuth and radius. However, as will be shown later, in most 

cases the model provides a reasonably accurate representation of the overall hurricane wind 

field, particularly in areas that experience the strongest winds (i.e., near the RMW). An example 

of a hurricane where modeling the wind field with a single value of B and RMW fails to 

adequately model the surface level winds is Hurricane Wilma in South Florida. 

An extensive set of validation studies has been performed using the hurricane wind field/BL 

model described in this section through comparisons of modeled and observed wind speed and 

pressure data for 24 land-falling hurricanes since 1985 (Figure 2-14). In each validation study, 

estimates of RMW, B, and their variations in time were obtained using the iterative approach 

described earlier, with the final selection of the values of B and RMW that were used to define 

the hurricane being subjective rather than objective. The number of anemometer stations with 

either complete continuous records of wind speeds, or records where the maximum wind speed 

during the storm was measured, was 258. In many cases, additional incomplete records of 

wind speeds and pressures were used to assist in estimating the variation in both RMW and B. 

Figure 2-14 presents individual storm summary x-y plots comparing modeled and observed 

peak gust wind speeds from twenty four different landfalling hurricanes. Figure 2-15 shows 

scatter plots that summarize the comparisons of modeled and observed maximum peak gust 

wind speeds the storms produce. Each plot gives the slope and r

2

 values from a linear 

regression analysis (where the regression line is forced to pass through the origin). In all but 

one case (Hurricane Wilma), the regression slope is within 4 percent of unity. 

The differences between the modeled and observed wind speeds in Figure 2-15 are used to 

define the wind field model uncertainty, which is used in the estimation of the wind speed 

hazard curves. The comparisons of modeled and observed peak-gust wind speed indicate that 

the coefficient of variation of the model error is about 11 percent. Figure 2-15 presents a 

comparison of modeled and observed peak gust wind speeds obtained from 26 different 

hurricanes, and includes a total of 227 measurements where the maximum wind speed at a site 

was recorded. For model gust wind speeds greater than 30 m/sec, the coefficient of variation 

reduces to 10%. 
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Hurricane Katrina - KMOB

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Figure 2-12. Comparison of modeled and observed wind speeds, wind directions, and 

pressures at inland locations. 
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Hurricane Jeanne - FCMP T3

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Hurricane Jeanne - FCMP T3

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Figure 2-13a. Comparison of modeled and observed wind speeds, wind directions, and 

pressures at coastal and near-coastal locations. 
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Hurricane Charley - KMLB

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Hurricane Ivan - GDIL1

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Figure 2-13b. Comparison of modeled and observed wind speeds, wind directions, and 

pressures at coastal and near coastal locations. 
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Hurricane Ivan - KBIX

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Figure 2-13c. Comparison of modeled and observed wind speeds, wind directions, and 

pressures at coastal and near coastal locations. 
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2005 -Rita

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Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

2005 -Katrina

y = x

R2 = 0.93

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

2005- Dennis

y = 0.93x

R2 = 0.78

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

1989 - Hugo

y = 1.01x

R2 = 0.86

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

1998 - Georges

y = 1.00x

R2 = 0.90

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

1999 - Irene

y = 0.99x

R2 = 0.49

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

1995 - Opal

y = 0.97x

R2 = 0.70

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

1979 - Frederic

y = 1.01x

R2 = 0.83

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

1996 - Fran

y = 1.02x

R2 = 0.92

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

1999 - Floyd

y = 1.03x

R2 = 0.80

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

1995 - Erin

y = 0.99x

R2 = 0.64

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

1985 - Elena

y = 0.98x

R2 = 0.98

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

1992 - Andrew

y = 0.98x

R2 = 0.06

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

1996 - Bertha

y = 0.99x

R2 = 0.18

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

1992 - Emily

y = 1.00x

R2 = 0.98

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

2005 -Wilma

y = 0.91x

R2 = 0.34

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

2005 -Ophelia

y = 0.98x

R2 = 0.80

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

2004- Frances

y = 0.98x

R2 = 0.43

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

2004- Charley

y = 0.99x

R2 = 0.93

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

2004- Jeanne

y = 0.98x

R2 = 0.86

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

2004- Ivan

y = 0.99x

R2 = 0.92

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

2003- Isabel

y = 0.99x

R2 = 0.72

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

1998 - Bonnie

y = 0.96x

R2 = 0.80

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

1991 - Bob

y = 1.00x

R2 = 0.89

0

20

40

60

0 20 40 60

Observed Gust Wind Speed (ms-1)

Modeled Gust Windspeed 

(ms -1)

Figure 2-14. Comparison of modeled and observed maximum peak-gust wind speeds for 24 

land-falling hurricanes. Open squares represent land-based measurements; solid squares 

represent marine-based measurements. All wind speeds are at a height of 10 m in either open 

terrain or marine conditions. 
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y=0.99x

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Modeled Peak Gust Wind Speed (m/s)

Observed Peak Gust Wind Speed (m/s)

All Hurricanes - Marine

y=0.99x

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Modeled Peak Gust Wind Speed (m/s)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Observed Peak Gust Wind Speed (m/s)

All Hurricanes - Land

y=0.99x

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Modeled Peak Gust Wind Speed (m/s)

Observed Peak Gust Wind Speed (m/s)

All Hurricanes - Land and Marine

Figure 2-15. Example comparisons of modeled and predicted maximum surface level peakgust wind speeds in open terrain from land-falling hurricanes. Wind speeds measured on land 

are given for open terrain (open squares) and wind speeds measured over water are given for 

marine terrain (filled squares). 

2.2 Model Updates and Improvements 

In the development of the wind speed contours for annual exceedance probabilities of 10-6 and 

10-7, this analysis made three changes to the modeling approach. The first change was to the 

simulation methodology in which a weighted sampling method replaced the full Monte Carlo 

simulation technique of Vickery et al. (2009a); this enabled more efficient simulation of millions 

of years of hurricanes. The other two changes are changes in the estimation of gust wind 

speeds under a set of hurricane parameters (i.e., changes to the wind field model). 
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2.2.1 Weighted Sampling 

This analysis could not use the direct Monte Carlo methodology in Vickery et al. (2009a) for 

development of the wind speed hazard curves at each of the 3575 sites for annual exceedance 

probabilities as low 10-6 and 10-7 because the required computing time is prohibitive. Using the 

model described in the previous sections, a ten million year hurricane simulation was 

performed. In this simulation the hurricane tracks and landfall characteristics of all storms are 

retained, but no wind speeds other than the computation of the maximum wind speed at the 

time of landfall are computed. Table 2-1 presents a summary of the simulation results where the 

annual probability of landfall of hurricanes by region and Saffir-Simpson category are presented. 

The landfall categories are presented as those categorized by the central pressure at the time 

of landfall and those categorized by the modeled maximum one minute wind speed at a height 

of 10 m over water at the time of landfall. Note that no category five hurricanes (categorized by 

either pressure or wind speed) make landfall north of the North Carolina-Virginia border. This 

ten million year storm set, defined by the full simulated tracks and the landfall wind speeds is 

used in the weighted sampling method described below to reduce the number of detailed wind 

model simulations needed at each grid point to develop the hurricane hazard maps. 

Table 2-1 Modeled annual hurricane landfall frequency by Saffir-Simpson scale and 

landfall region. 

Landfall 

Region 

Saffir-Simpson Category by Pressure Saffir-Simpson Category by Wind Speed 

 CAT-1 CAT-2 CAT-3 CAT-4 CAT-5 CAT-1 CAT-2 CAT-3 CAT-4 CAT-5 

Texas 0.0204 0.0617 0.1228 0.0482 0.0006 0.0994 0.0776 0.0640 0.0122 0.0007

Louisiana 0.0294 0.0738 0.0710 0.0346 0.0075 0.1075 0.0524 0.0390 0.0149 0.0026

MS/AL 0.0167 0.0323 0.0410 0.0230 0.0061 0.0505 0.0301 0.0251 0.0112 0.0021

NW FL 0.0482 0.0628 0.0551 0.0090 0.0009 0.1019 0.0433 0.0253 0.0050 0.0004

SW FL 0.0299 0.0220 0.0604 0.0229 0.0109 0.0510 0.0335 0.0398 0.0168 0.0051

SE FL 0.0218 0.0356 0.0848 0.0436 0.0137 0.0697 0.0547 0.0487 0.0217 0.0047

NE FL 0.0080 0.0171 0.0098 0.0022 0.0002 0.0247 0.0080 0.0036 0.0009 0.0001

GA/SC 0.0212 0.0363 0.0236 0.0125 0.0020 0.0570 0.0209 0.0126 0.0045 0.0006

NC 0.0208 0.0395 0.0715 0.0104 0.0004 0.0781 0.0395 0.0211 0.0036 0.0002

VA/MD/NJ 0.0032 0.0059 0.0126 0.0010 0.0000 0.0137 0.0061 0.0027 0.0003 0.0000

NY/NE 0.0142 0.0214 0.0416 0.0035 0.0000 0.0433 0.0213 0.0136 0.0026 0.0000

In the weighted sampling approach, the analysis assumed that the wind speeds with annual 

exceedance probabilities of 10-6 and 10-7 are from land-falling hurricanes. This assumption 

implies that the peak winds of by-passing hurricanes do not contribute to the high wind speed 

exceedance probabilities. This is a reasonable assumption in that the strongest winds are 

located in the eyewall on the right hand side of the model hurricane and near to the radius to 

maximum winds. In the case by-passing hurricanes, the land will not be affected by the portion 

of the hurricane having the strongest winds. Figure 2-16 shows the number of storms that make 

landfall that produce a peak-gust wind speed within the indicated wind speed range. The wind 

speed bin width in Figure 2-16 is 5 mph (2.2 m/s). 
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1

10

100

1,000

10,000

100,000

1,000,000

10,000,000

50658095

110125140155170185200215230245260275290305320335350

Frequency

Maximum peak gust wind speed (mph) anywhere in storm at landfall

Figure 2-16. Number of hurricanes producing a peak-gust wind speed 

(anywhere within the model hurricane at a height of 10m, over water) with 

the indicated wind speed (indicated wind speeds represent the lower value 

of the bin having a width of 5 mph). 

Each event Figure 2-16 depicts has a probability of occurrence of 1/N where N is the total 

number of land-falling hurricanes. Hurricanes that make landfall with a maximum peak-gust 

wind speed of less than 170 mph (76 m/s) (at a height of 10m, over water, anywhere within the 

storm) are not going to contribute significantly to the wind speed hazard curve for rare events. 

This 170 mph (76 m/s) marine wind speed is equivalent to an open terrain peak gust wind 

speed of about 150 mph (67 m/s), but this value varies with storm radius. To speed up the 

computational effort a weighted sampling approach is employed. Using the weighted sampling 

approach, only a fraction of the model hurricanes that produce a wind speed indicated by a 

given wind speed bin are retained. Each hurricane that is retained is assigned a statistical 

weight wi where 

Ri

i p

i N

N

w = (2-23) 

and where i Np is the total number of hurricanes that produce a peak-gust wind speed within the 

wind speed bin i, and NRi is the number of hurricanes that produce a wind speed within the 

wind speed that are retained for use in the development of the hazard curve. For example, if 

from the full storm set 1,000,000 hurricanes have a maximum wind speed between 100 (45 m/s) 

and 105 mph (47 m/s) at the time of landfall, but only 2,000 of these storms are retained in the 

reduced storm set, when performing the full wind speed simulations for each grid point, the 

weight, or relative frequency of each of these simulated storms is equal to 500 times that of a 

single storm. In other words, the contribution to the wind speed exceedance probability at each 

location where the simulated storm produces a wind speed is increased by a factor of 500. 

Figure 2-17 shows the fraction of retained storms (1/wi ) as a function of wind speed bin, and 

shows that all storms having wind speeds greater than 170 mph (67 m/s) (peak gust at a 
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height of 10m over water) at the time of land fall are retained A total of just over 3.5 million 

storms were retained for development of the hurricane wind speed hazard curves. 

The probability that the tropical cyclone wind speed (independent of direction) is exceeded 

during time period t is 

( ) VvP ( ) t )x(pxVvP x

t  <−=> ∞

=0

1 (2-24) 

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

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110125140155170185200215230245260275290305320335350

Fraction of Events Retained (1/wi)

Maximum Peak Gust Wind Speed (mph) anywhere in storm at landfall

Figure 2-17. Fraction of retained storms versus maximum peak-gust wind 

speed at a height of 10m over water at the time of landfall (indicated wind 

speeds represent the lower value of the bin having a width of 5 mph (2.2 

m/s)). 

where < )x|Vv(P is the probability that velocity v is less than V when x storms occur, and pt(x) 

is the probability of x storms occurring during period t. From Equation 2-24, defining pt(x) as 

Poisson and t as 1 year, the annual probability Pa of exceeding a given wind speed is 

a () () VvP exp1 [ ] υ >−−=> VvP (2-25) 

where υ represents the average annual number of storms that produce a wind speed at a 

location (i.e., the annual occurrence rate) and P(v > V) is the probability that the wind speed of 

the tropical cyclone at the location of interest is greater than V. Using the weighted storm set, 

P(v > V) is computed from 

( )





=

= −=> Ri N

i

i

vi N

i

i

w

w

VvP

1

1 1 (2-26) 

where the summation in the numerator includes the weights of all storms that produce a wind 

speed less than v. The summation in the denominator includes all retained weights and is equal 

to N, which is the total number of storms that produce a wind speed at the location of interest. 
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To examine the effect of the weighted sampling method on the wind speed hazard curve, the 

hazard curve was derived at three locations with and without the use of the weighted sampling 

approach. The locations are Miami, New York Area, and coastal Maine. The similarity of the 

curves in Figure 2-18 for All Storms and for the reduced storm set demonstrates that the 

weighted sampling approach is valid. Furthermore, the full storm set used to generate the wind 

speed hazard curves shown in Figure 2-18 includes by-passing hurricanes, indicating that the 

omission of by-passing hurricanes in the reduced storm set has a negligible effect on the rare 

event wind speeds. 

Figure 2-18. Effect of weighted sampling on wind speed hazard curves. 

2.2.2 Non-Stationary Gust Factor Modeling 

In the development of the wind speed maps in ASCE/SEI 7 (ASCE/SEI 2006), and those in 

Vickery et al. (2000a, 2009a), the wind field model produces the peak-gust wind speeds by 

multiplying the mean wind speed from the hurricane wind field model by a gust factor. The gust 

factor model is based on the ESDU (1982, 1983) models for atmospheric turbulence near the 

ground. As Vickery and Skerlj (2005) describe, the ESDU models are suitable for estimating the 

peak-gust wind speeds in a hurricane. As implemented in the Vickery et al. (2000a, 2009a) 

simulation models, the gust factor is assumed to be associated with a hurricane wind speed 

where the strongest winds have duration of about 1 hr. This duration assumption is reasonable 

for most hurricanes, and Vickery et al. (2000b, 2009b) used it in all of their wind field model 

validation examples. However, for small fast-moving hurricanes such as those likely 

responsible for the extremely rare winds under investigation here this 1-hr assumption might not 

be appropriate. To model the effect of storm duration on the peak gust better, the analysis 

revisited the formulation for the gust factor. 
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The formulation for the peak-gust wind speed for a hurricane this analysis used extends the 

approach for a stationary wind speed in Davenport (1964) by assuming the model hurricane 

wind trace consists of a series of piecewise stationary segments (Figure 2-19). 

Using the approach in Davenport (1964), the distribution of the maximum wind speed within 

each segment shown in Figure 2-19 is computed. Each of the distributions is then combined as 

independent distributions to obtain one distribution for the maximum gust wind speed. This 

distribution is then integrated to compute the mean, or expected, maximum gust over the 

duration of the hurricane. 

Following Davenport (1964), a nondimensional variable η is defined as 

( ) u

uu

σ

η − = (2-27) 

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

01234567

Mean Wind SPeed (mph)

Time (hours)

Continuous wind speed record

Piecewise stationary approximation

Figure 2-19. Piecewise linear approximation of hurricane wind 

speed trace for computation of the nonstationary gust factor. 

where ū and σ(u) are the mean and standard deviation of the wind speed, which is assumed to 

be a stationary process with normal distribution. 

Davenport (1964) shows that the cumulative density function for the largest maxima within a 

segment i is 































 = 2

η (η -exp-exp)

2

max P vT i

 (2-28) 

where T is the duration of the segment and υ is the cycling rate of the wind speed. 

The cumulative density for the peak-gust wind speed Pmax(u) within segment i is 
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( ) 













































 − −−=

2

max 2 σ

1 exp)( exp

u

uu uP vT i (2-29) 

In the case of multiple segments, the cumulative density function over the entire wind speed 

trace is 

( ) uPuP i

N

i

max

1

max )( ∏=

= (2-30) 

where N is the total number of 15-min segments in the interval. 

The mean value of the peak-gust wind speed û is 

 ( )

∞

= 0 max duu ˆ upu (2-31) 

Where, as given in Davenport (1964) pmax(u) is the probability density function for the peak-gust 

wind speed from 

du

dP

up max

max )( = (2-32) 

Davenport (1964) shows that the solution to Equation 2-31 for a single segment stationary 

process is 

ˆ += σ( ) uguu (2-33) 

where the peak factor g is 

++=  vT

. vTg ln25770 ln2 (2-34) 

The higher order terms in Equation 2-34 are generally ignored, and Equations 2-33 and 2-34 

are routinely used in wind engineering applications to estimate a peak-gust wind speed (and 

other peak responses for normally distributed processes) assuming T is equal to 1 hr. For 

estimating the peak-gust wind speed, Equations 2-29 through 2-32 are solved for each 

simulated hurricane to compute a peak-gust wind speed that accounts for storm duration. 

Using the wind speed trace in Figure 2-19 as an example, the estimated peak-gust wind speed 

using the nonstationary gust factor model is 105 mph (46.7 m/s), whereas the peak-gust wind 

speed using the traditional approach (a single gust factor that is computed using T equal to 1 hr 

and applied to the largest mean wind speed in the record) is 106.0 mph (47.4 m/s), a difference 

of less than one percent. Figure 2-20 shows the effect of the nonstationary gust factor on the 

predicted peak-gust wind speeds at two sites plotted versus annual exceedance probability. 

From Figure 2-20 it is evident that the effect of the nonstationary gust factor increases with 

decreasing exceedance probability and serves to decrease the predicted gust wind speed. The 

effect of the nonstationary gust factor is more pronounced as the exceedance probability 

decreases because these rarer events are produced by small fast-moving storms that are more 
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sensitive to duration than the more common typical hurricanes. The effect of the nonstationary 

gust factor modeling is negligible for annual exceedance probabilities greater than about 10-3

(i.e., return periods less than 1000 years). 

2.2.3 Modeling Translation Speed Effects in Rapidly Moving Hurricanes 

As discussed, the wind field model here and in Vickery et al. (2000b, 2009b) for hurricane wind 

speeds is based on the numerical solution to the equations of motion for a translating hurricane. 

This model includes the full translation speed effect. The use of the full translation speed in the 

model differs from the approach in some simpler wind field models, such as that described in 

Batts et al. (1980), which only used half of the storm translation speed. Emanuel et al. (2006) 

used a simple slab model but also use a reduced value of the translation speed (60 percent) in 

the wind speed computations. While the wind field model has been extensively validated 

through comparisons of modeled and observed wind speeds, none of these detailed 

comparisons has been for very fast-moving hurricanes. 

A qualitative comparison of the estimated maximum wind speeds of the 1938 New York 

hurricane (Myers and Jordan 1956) suggests that the version of the wind field model that uses 

the full translation speed overestimates the maximum wind speeds by about 10 percent. The 

1938 hurricane was moving north at a speed of about 20 m/s at the time it crossed the coast of 

Long Island. To reduce the overestimation of the translation speed effect on rapidly moving 

hurricanes, this analysis used a reduced translation speed so that the effective translation 

speed ceff was defined by 

eff = ,cc c < m/s15

m/s3015

3

15 15 eff << − += , c

c

c

eff = 20,c c > m/s30

where c is the original translation speed. 

The introduction of the modified translation speed eliminated the overestimate of the wind 

speeds that were evident in the simulation of the 1938 hurricane, which reduced the hourly 

mean wind speeds from over 100 mph(45 m/s) to 90 mph (40 m/s), which is consistent with the 

analysis in Myers and Jordan (1956). 
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1.E+01

1.E+02

1.E+03

1.E+04

1.E+05

1.E+06

1.E-07 1.E+07

1.E-06

1.E-05

1.E-04

1.E-03

1.E-02

1.E-01

50 100 150 200 250

Return Period (years)

Exceedance Probability

Peak Gust Wind Speed (mph)

South Florida

Regular Gust Factor

Non-Stationary Gust Factor

1.E+01

1.E+02

1.E+03

1.E+04

1.E+05

1.E+06

1.E-07 1.E+07

1.E-06

1.E-05

1.E-04

1.E-03

1.E-02

1.E-01

50 100 150 200 250

Return Period (years)

Exceedance Probability

Peak Gust Wind Speed (mph)

New York Area

Regular Gust Factor

Non-Stationary Gust Factor

Figure 2-20. Effect of nonstationary gust factor modeling on 

predicted peak-gust wind speeds as a function of annual 

exceedance probability. 

2.3 Modeling Wind Field Model Uncertainty 

As Vickery et al. (2009b) demonstrated, the wind field model for the peak-gust wind speeds in a 

land-falling hurricane produces unbiased estimates of the peak-gust wind speed using the 

hurricane parameters in the wind field model. The meteorological parameters in both the wind 

field model validation studies and in the stochastic hurricane simulation model, are the central 

pressure, RMW, B, and the translation speed. The primary nonmeteorological parameter that 

influences the comparisons of modeled and observed wind speed is the estimate of the surface 

roughness. As previously indicated in Figure 2-15, the comparisons of modeled and observed 

peak-gust wind speed indicate that the coefficient of variation of the model error is about 11 

percent. A number of factors contribute to the wind field modeling error including measurement 

error, error in the estimation of the surface roughness, errors in the estimation of the wind field 

model input parameters, and errors that relate to true deficiencies of the wind field model. 

These deficiencies include but are not limited to the inability of the gust factor model to capture 

convective gusts and the inability of an axisymmetric pressure field model with spatially invariant 
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values of B and RMW to reproduce the more complex pressure fields that occur in nature. 

Recall that the wind field model uses a single deterministic value of the gust factor, defined as 

the mean. 

Figure 2-21 presents eight examples of actual gust factors plotted vs. mean wind speeds. The 

gust factor data was obtained from continuous traces of mean and gust wind speeds from some 

recent land falling hurricanes. All examples are for cases where the anemometer was located in 

an approximately homogeneous open terrain. The examples are presented to show the 

variation in true gust factor on a segment-by-segment basis. In the case of the Florida Coastal 

Monitoring Program (FCMP) examples, the segment length is ten minutes and in the case of the 

South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) data the segment length is fifteen minutes. 

In the eight examples, the coefficient of variation of the gust facto ranges between 4.5% and 

7.5% with a mean of 6%, or approximately half of the total coefficient of variation indicated in 

Figure 2-21, suggesting that about half of the difference between the modeled and observed 

winds is attributable to the variation in the gust factor. 

Figure 2-22 presents examples of modeled and measured radial transects of wind speeds and 

pressures. The measured data were obtained from NOAA aircraft flights through hurricanes. 

The comparisons of the modeled and observed wind and pressure data indicate that the basic 

form of the model used to represent the model hurricanes is good, but clearly not perfect. 

The data presented in Figures 2-21 and 2-22 present examples of the potential contribution of 

gust factor modeling limitations (single deterministic gust factor) and pressure profile parameter, 

(or shape parameter) to the overall wind field modeling errors. These two simple examples are 

given to demonstrate that the errors (differences between modeled and observed wind speeds) 

occur not only at the lower wind speeds but also near the maximum wind speeds. 

 In accounting for the wind field model uncertainty, the contributions to the wind field model 

errors that relate to the errors in the estimation of the key hurricane parameters and the surface 

roughness are ignored, and the entire modeling uncertainty is assigned to the wind field model 

and gust factor model limitations. This assumption may be conservative but it is consistent with 

the Vickery et al. (2009b) approach to development of the wind speed maps that the ASCE and 

SEI will use in the next revision of ASCE/SEI 7. The omission of the wind field modeling 

uncertainty, or error term, will result in an underestimate of the long return period gust wind 

speeds. 
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1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Gust Factor

Mean Wind Speed (m/sec)

Wilma SFWMD LXWS

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Gust Factor

Mean Wind Speed (m/sec)

Wilma - SFWMD ACRAWX

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Gust Factor

Mean Wind Speed (m/sec)

Wilma FCMP Tower T0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Gust Factor

Mean Wind Speed (m/sec)

Wilma FCMP T2

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Gust Factor

Mean Wind Speed (m/sec)

Ike FCMP Tower T5

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

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Mean Wind Speed (m/sec)

Rita FCMP Tower T0

Figure 2-21. Variation of gust factor as a function of mean wind speeds obtained from some 

recent land falling hurricanes. Solid horizontal line represents the mean value. The gust factors 

are defined as the 3 second gust wind speed divided by the fifteen minute average wind speed. 
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Figure 2-22. Example modeled and observed pressure profiles (left hand plots), corresponding 

computed gradient balance wind speeds and measured wind speeds (right hand plots). 
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Figure 2-23 demonstrates the effect of the wind field modeling uncertainty on the gust wind 

speed hazard curve for the same two locations for demonstration of the effect of the 

nonstationary gust factor. The results show that in the South Florida case the effect of 

uncertainty is to increase the estimate of the peak-gust wind speed with an annual exceedance 

probability of 10-7 of about 29 mph (13 m/s) or 12 percent of the value that was estimated 

without the consideration of uncertainty. In the New York case, the inclusion of the wind field 

modeling uncertainty increases the 10-7 annual exceedance probability wind speed by about 

14 mph (6 m/s) or 8 percent of the value without consideration of uncertainty.

2.4 Comparison of Model Results 

Figure 2-24 shows contour plots of the 100- and 1000-yr return period peak-gust wind speeds at 

a height of 10 m in flat open terrain from the updated version of the hurricane simulation model. 

The contours in Figure 2-24 include the effects of changes in the simulation model 

methodology, which includes the effects of the nonstationary gust factor, removal of the 863-

hPa limit on central pressure, the introduction of the weighted sampling approach, and the 

reduction in the translation speed effect in the wind field modeling. A comparison of the 

contours of the 100- and 1000-yr return period winds with those in Vickery et al. (2009a) 

(Figure 2-25) indicates only minor differences between the two sets of wind speed contours. 

In the case of the 1000-yr return period peak-gust wind speeds at a height of 10 m in flat open 

terrain, the comparison of the wind speed contours indicate the updated model produces wind 

speeds that are marginally less than those from the Vickery et al. (2009a) model. The results of 

the upgrade appear to provide a better estimate of the long-return period wind speeds. 

2.5 Effect of Site Target Size 

To examine the effect of target size—the area of the site—the full time series of wind speeds 

and directions for two sites 0.8 km (0.5 mile) apart were used to simulate the hurricane hazard 

risk that is defined by the maximum wind speed at either location from each storm and the wind 

speed at one 
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1.E+01

1.E+02

1.E+03

1.E+04

1.E+05

1.E+06

1.E-07 1.E+07

1.E-06

1.E-05

1.E-04

1.E-03

1.E-02

1.E-01

50 100 150 200 250 300

Return Period (years)

Exceedance Probability

Peak Gust Wind Speed (mph)

South Florida

Without wind field model 

uncertainty

With wind field model 

uncertainty

1.E+01

1.E+02

1.E+03

1.E+04

1.E+05

1.E+06

1.E-07 1.E+07

1.E-06

1.E-05

1.E-04

1.E-03

1.E-02

1.E-01

50 100 150 200 250 300

Return Period (years)

Exceedance Probability

Peak Gust Wind Speed (mph)

New York Area

Without wind field model 

uncertainty

with wind field model 

uncertainty

Figure 2-23. Effect of wind field modeling uncertainty on 

predicted peak-gust wind speeds. 

location (a standard point-probability approach). Figure 2-26 presents wind speeds plotted 

versus annual exceedance probabilities that are due to the effect of target size. Results are for 

sites in New York and Miami. The target size study results do not include wind field modeling 

uncertainty. As the figure shows, the effect of target size is negligible; the largest difference is 

less than 1 percent. 

2.6 Sensitivity to Increased Hurricane Frequency 

This study used a sensitivity analysis to assess the possible effect of increased hurricane 

frequency in the future. This approach considers a doubling of the landfall rate of all hurricanes. 

For this sensitivity, an estimate of the increase in the wind speed with an annual exceedance 

probability of 1.0 × 10-6 can be obtained by computing the ratio of the wind speeds with an 

annual exceedance probability of 0.5 × 10-6 to that with an annual exceedance probability of 

1.0 × 10-6. The mean and standard deviation of this ratio over the 3575 points are 1.03 and 

0.008, respectively, which suggests that a factor of 2 increase in hurricane frequency would 

result in only a 3-percent increase in the wind speed with an exceedance probability of 1.0 × 10-

6

. The effect of a potential doubling in hurricane frequency on the 1 × 10-7 year exceedance 

probability winds was obtained by taking the ratio of the wind speeds associated with annual 

exceedance probabilities of 1.0 × 10-7 and 0.5 × 10-7. The mean and standard deviation of this 
41 

ratio over the 3575 points are 1.015 and 0.007, respectively, which suggests that a factor of 2 

increase in hurricane frequency would result in less than a 2-percent increase in the wind speed 

with an exceedance probability of 1.0 × 10-7. 

80(36) 90(40)

100(45)

110(49)120(54)

130(58)

140(63)

130(58)

120(54)

110(49)

120(54)

110(49)

110(49)

90(40)

80(36)

100(45)

100(45)

110(49)

120(54)

150(67)

130(58) 140(63)

170(76) 160(72)

180(80)

170(76)

160(72)

150(67)

140(63)

140(63)

150(67)

140(63)

100(45)

110(49)

120(54)

130(58)

Exceedance Probability of 10E-2

Exceedance Probability of 10E-3

Figure 2-24. Predicted peak-gust wind speeds at 10-m height in open terrain from updated 

model, annual exceedance probabilities of 10-2 and 10-3. 
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Figure 2-25. Predicted peak-gust wind speeds at 10 m height in open terrain from Vickery et al. 

(2009a), annual exceedance probabilities of 10-2 and 10-3. 
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1.E+00

1.E+01

1.E+02

1.E+03

1.E+04

1.E+05

1.E+06

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1.E-06

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1.E-03

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50 100 150 200

Return Period (years)

Exceedance probability

Peak Gust Wind Speed (mph)

NewYork Location

Maximum

Location 2

Location 1

1.E+00

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1.E+06

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1.E-05

1.E-04

1.E-03

1.E-02

1.E-01

1.E+00

50 100 150 200 250 300

Return Period (years)

Exceedance probability

Peak Gust Wind Speed (mph)

Miami Location

Maximum

Location 2

Location 1

Figure 2-26. Effect of site target size (area) on predicted wind speeds. 

3. RESULTS 

The analysis for this report used the results from the simulations Section 2 describes to produce 

wind speed hazard curves for each of the 3575 points and to construct contours of hurricane 

wind speeds with annual exceedance probabilities of 10-6 and 10-7. Contours lines represent 

10-mph (4.5 m/s) increments. All wind speeds are representative of a 3-s peak-gust wind speed 

at a height of 10 m above ground in flat open terrain, which is consistent with the definition of 

Exposure C in ASCE/SEI 7 (ASCE/SEI 2006). In addition to the standard contour plots, this 

section shows stylized maps in which the wind speed within each 0.1- by 0.1-degree square is 

assigned to largest value within the square and rounded up to the nearest 10 mph (4.5 m/s). 

Figures 3-1 and 3-2 show the contour plots for annual exceedance probabilities of 10-6 and 10-7, 

respectively, and Figures 3-3 and 3-4 show the stylized maps. Along the coastline, the 

hurricane-induced wind gusts are often higher than the regionalized gusts tornadoes produce. 

Figures 3-5 and 3-6 show the 0.1- by 0.1-degree squares that have hurricane wind speeds 

higher than the recommended design-basis tornado wind speeds. It is important to recall that 

the wind field modeling uncertainty (error modeling) increases the rare-event wind speeds by 

more than 10 percent, and this plays a significant role in the number of locations where the wind 

speeds are higher than those for tornadoes. The wind model errors are assumed to account for 

anomalous gusts within hurricanes that are not modeled with the current wind field model. 

Appendix A contains the wind speed data given in Figure 3-3 for all points where the indicated 

wind speeds are greater than those produced by tornadoes. Appendix B contains the wind 

speed data given in Figure 3-4 for all points where the indicated wind speeds are greater than 

those produced by tornadoes. 

Figure 3-7 shows 24 example locations the analysis used for plotting the change in predicted 

wind speed as a function of annual exceedance probability. Figure 3-8 shows plots of the 

change in the predicted wind speed as a function of annual exceedance probability. For 

example, the increase in wind speed as the annual exceedance probability is reduced from 10-2

to 10-3 is plotted at 10-3. At Location 1, this difference amounts to a 35-mph (16 m/s) increase in 

peak gust as the return period increases from 100 to 1000 years. As the return period 

increases from 1,000 to 10,000 years, the peak-gust wind speeds increase another 27 mph (12 

m/s), and so forth; this produces the curves for each location. These plots show that the rate of 

increase in the design-basis wind speeds decreases with decreasing annual exceedance 
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probability (or increasing return period) for each location. Inland locations generally have a 

flatter slope in these plots than coastal locations. 

The maximum peak gust wind speed associated with an exceedance probability of 10-7 is about 

290 mph (130 m/s). This maximum occurs in the Florida Keys, at a point located about 100 m 

from the coast. Assuming this maximum is associated with a gust factor of about 1.7, the 

corresponding sustained wind speed (over water) is in the range 200 to 210 mph (90 to 94 m/s). 
45 

210(94)

120(54)

130(58)

140(63)

150(67)

160(72)

200(89)

170(76) 220(98)

230(103)

240(107)

250(112)

190(85)

270(121)

260(116)

250(112)

240(107)

230(103)

220(98)

180(80) 190(85)

280(125)

220(98)

120(54) 130(58)

140(63)

150(67)

160(72)

170(76)

180(80)

180(80)

190(85)

200(89)

210(94)

Figure 3-1a. Contours of peak-gust wind speeds at 10-m height in flat open terrain, 

annual exceedance probability of 10-6. 
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130(58)

140(63)

150(67)

160(72)

170(76)

180(80)

190(85)

200(89)

210(94)

220(98) 230(103)

240(107)

250(112)

120(54)

Figure 3-1b. Contours of peak-gust wind speeds at 10-m height in flat open terrain, 

annual exceedance probability of 10-6 (Texas to Mississippi) 
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130(58)

140(63)

150(67)

160(72)

170(76)

180(80)

270(121)

250(112)

240(107)230(103)

220(98)

260(116)

280(125)

250(112)

240(107)

230(103)

220(98)

210(94)

200(89)

190(85)

120(54)

180(80)

190(85)

210(94)

200(89)

220(98)

180(80)

Figure 3-1c. Contours of peak-gust wind speeds at 10-m height in flat open terrain, 

annual exceedance probability of 10-6 (Alabama to North Carolina) 

130(58)

140(63)

150(67)

160(72)

170(76)

180(80)

130(58) 140(63) 150(67)

160(72)

170(76)

120(54)

120(54)

Figure 3-1d. Contours of peak-gust wind speeds at 10-m height in flat open terrain, 

annual exceedance probability of 10-6 (Virginia to Maine) 
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130(58)

140(63)

150(67)

190(85) 200(89) 210(94) 220(98)

210(94)

290(130) 280(125)

270(121)

260(116)

250(112)

240(107)

230(103)

230(103)

220(98)

210(94)

200(89)

190(85)

190(85)

180(80)

130(58) 140(63)

150(67)

160(72)

170(76)

 Figure 3-2a. Contours of peak-gust wind speeds at 10-m height in flat open 

terrain, annual exceedance probability of 10-7. 
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130(58)

140(63)

150(67)

160(72)

170(76)

180(80)

190(85)

200(89)

210(94)

220(98)

230(103)

240(107) 250(112)

260(116)

270(121)

Figure 3-2b. Contours of peak-gust wind speeds at 10-m height in flat open terrain, 

annual exceedance probability of 10-7 (Texas to Mississippi)
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130(58)

140(63)

150(67)

160(72)

170(76)

180(80)

270(121)

210(94) 200(89)

260(116)

250(112)

240(107)

230(103)

220(98)

260(116)

280(125)

290(130)

250(112)

240(107)

230(103)

230(103)

220(98)

210(94)

200(89)

190(85)

270(121)

Figure 3-2c. Contours of peak-gust wind speeds at 10-m height in flat open terrain, 

annual exceedance probability of 10-7 (Alabama to North Carolina) 
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130(58) 140(63)

150(67)

160(72)

170(76)

180(80)

190(85)

130(58)

140(63) 150(67) 160(72) 180(80)

170(76)

Figure 3-2d. Contours of peak-gust wind speeds at 10-m height in flat open terrain, 

annual exceedance probability of 10-7 (Virginia to Maine) 

Figure 3-3. Recommended design-basis peak-gust wind speeds at 10-m in flat open terrain, 

annual exceedance probability of 10-6. 
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Figure 3-4. Recommended design-basis peak-gust wind speeds at 10-m height in flat open 

terrain, annual exceedance probability of 10-7. 

Figure 3-5. Locations where recommended design-basis hurricane wind speeds exceed those 

for tornadoes, annual exceedance probability of 10-6. 
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Figure 3-6. Locations where recommended design-basis hurricane wind speeds exceed those 

for tornadoes, annual exceedance probability of 10-7). 

Figure 3-7. Example locations for plotting change in design-basis wind 

speed versus annual exceedance probability.
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Speed (mph)

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Speed (mph)

Location-11

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Speed (mph)

Location-1

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Speed (mph)

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Location-5

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Speed (mph)

Location-6

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Speed (mph)

Location-7

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Speed (mph)

Location-8

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Change in Peak Gust Wind 

Speed (mph)

Location-9

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40

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Change in Peak Gust Wind 

Speed (mph)

Location-10

Exceedance Probability Exceedance Probability

Figure 3-8a. Change in the design-basis wind speed versus annual exceedance 

probability.
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0

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20

30

40

50

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Change in Peak Gust Wind 

Speed (mph)

Location-24

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Change in Peak Gust Wind 

Speed (mph)

Location-23

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Speed (mph)

Location-13

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Change in Peak Gust Wind 

Speed (mph)

Location-14

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Speed (mph)

Location-15

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Speed (mph)

Location-16

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Speed (mph)

Location-17

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Speed (mph)

Location-18

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Speed (mph)

Location-19

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1.E-01 1.E-03 1.E-05 1.E-07

Change in Peak Gust Wind 

Speed (mph)

Location-20

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Change in Peak Gust Wind 

Speed (mph)

Location-21

0

10

20

30

40

50

1.E-01 1.E-03 1.E-05 1.E-07

Change in Peak Gust Wind 

Speed (mph)

Location-22

Figure 3-8b. Change in the design-basis wind speed versus annual exceedance 

probability.
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A-1 

APPENDIX A: MAXIMUM PEAK GUST WIND SPEEDS ASSOCIATED 

WITH AN ANNUAL EXCEEDANCE PROBABILITY OF 10-6

Appendix A contains the maximum peak gust wind speeds associated with an annual 

exceedance probability of 10-6 (rounded up to the nearest 10 mph) on a 0.1 by 0.1 degree grid. 

Latitude and longitude of the grid represents the mid-point of the 0.1 degree by 0.1 degree 

square. 

Wind speed is only provided for locations where the hurricane wind speed exceeds the tornado 

wind speed with the same exceedance probability (see Figure 3-5).
A-2 

Latitudes: 25.05 - 25.65 Latitudes: 25.65 - 25.95 Latitudes: 25.95 - 26.15

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

25.05 80.55 270 121 25.65 80.55 230 103 25.95 80.45 220 98 

25.15 80.45 260 116 25.65 80.45 230 103 25.95 80.35 230 103 

25.25 81.15 260 116 25.65 80.35 240 107 25.95 80.25 240 107 

25.25 80.95 260 116 25.75 81.25 240 107 26.05 97.65 190 85 

25.25 80.85 260 116 25.75 81.15 230 103 26.05 97.55 200 89 

25.25 80.75 260 116 25.75 81.05 230 103 26.05 97.45 200 89 

25.25 80.65 260 116 25.75 80.95 220 98 26.05 97.35 210 94 

25.25 80.55 260 116 25.75 80.85 220 98 26.05 81.75 250 112 

25.35 80.95 250 112 25.75 80.75 220 98 26.05 81.65 250 112 

25.35 80.85 250 112 25.75 80.65 220 98 26.05 81.55 240 107 

25.35 80.75 250 112 25.75 80.55 220 98 26.05 81.45 230 103 

25.35 80.65 250 112 25.75 80.45 230 103 26.05 81.35 230 103 

25.35 80.55 250 112 25.75 80.35 240 107 26.05 81.25 220 98 

25.35 80.45 250 112 25.85 81.35 240 107 26.05 81.15 220 98 

25.45 81.15 250 112 25.85 81.25 230 103 26.05 81.05 210 94 

25.45 81.05 250 112 25.85 81.15 230 103 26.05 80.95 210 94 

25.45 80.95 240 107 25.85 81.05 220 98 26.05 80.85 210 94 

25.45 80.85 240 107 25.85 80.95 220 98 26.05 80.75 210 94 

25.45 80.75 240 107 25.85 80.85 210 94 26.05 80.65 210 94 

25.45 80.65 240 107 25.85 80.75 210 94 26.05 80.55 220 98 

25.45 80.55 240 107 25.85 80.65 220 98 26.05 80.45 220 98 

25.45 80.45 250 112 25.85 80.55 220 98 26.05 80.35 230 103 

25.45 80.35 250 112 25.85 80.45 230 103 26.05 80.25 240 107 

25.55 81.15 240 107 25.85 80.35 230 103 26.15 98.05 180 80 

25.55 81.05 240 107 25.85 80.25 240 107 26.15 97.95 180 80 

25.55 80.95 230 103 25.95 97.55 200 89 26.15 97.85 180 80 

25.55 80.85 230 103 25.95 97.45 200 89 26.15 97.75 190 85 

25.55 80.75 230 103 25.95 81.75 250 112 26.15 97.65 190 85 

25.55 80.65 230 103 25.95 81.65 250 112 26.15 97.55 200 89 

25.55 80.55 230 103 25.95 81.55 240 107 26.15 97.45 200 89 

25.55 80.45 240 107 25.95 81.45 240 107 26.15 97.35 210 94 

25.65 81.25 240 107 25.95 81.35 230 103 26.15 81.75 250 112 

25.65 81.15 240 107 25.95 81.25 230 103 26.15 81.65 240 107 

25.65 81.05 230 103 25.95 81.15 220 98 26.15 81.55 230 103 

25.65 80.95 230 103 25.95 81.05 220 98 26.15 81.45 230 103 

25.65 80.85 220 98 25.95 80.95 210 94 26.15 81.35 220 98 

25.65 80.75 220 98 25.95 80.85 210 94 26.15 81.25 220 98 

25.65 80.65 230 103 25.95 80.75 210 94 26.15 81.15 210 94 

25.65 80.65 230 103 25.95 80.65 210 94 26.15 81.05 210 94 
A-3 

Latitudes: 26.15 - 26.35 Latitudes: 26.35 - 26.45 Latitudes: 26.45 - 26.65 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps).

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps).

26.15 80.85 210 94 26.35 81.85 240 107 26.45 80.25 230 103 

26.15 80.75 210 94 26.35 81.75 240 107 26.45 80.15 240 107 

26.15 80.65 210 94 26.35 81.65 230 103 26.55 98.05 180 80 

26.15 80.55 210 94 26.35 81.55 220 98 26.55 97.95 180 80 

26.15 80.45 220 98 26.35 81.45 220 98 26.55 97.85 190 85 

26.15 80.35 230 103 26.35 81.35 210 94 26.55 97.75 190 85 

26.15 80.25 230 103 26.35 81.25 210 94 26.55 97.65 200 89 

26.15 80.15 240 107 26.35 81.15 200 89 26.55 97.55 200 89 

26.25 98.05 180 80 26.35 81.05 200 89 26.55 82.05 240 107 

26.25 97.95 180 80 26.35 80.95 200 89 26.55 81.95 240 107 

26.25 97.85 180 80 26.35 80.85 200 89 26.55 81.85 230 103 

26.25 97.75 190 85 26.35 80.75 200 89 26.55 81.75 230 103 

26.25 97.65 190 85 26.35 80.65 210 94 26.55 81.65 220 98 

26.25 97.55 200 89 26.35 80.55 210 94 26.55 81.55 210 94 

26.25 97.45 200 89 26.35 80.45 220 98 26.55 81.45 210 94 

26.25 81.75 240 107 26.35 80.35 230 103 26.55 81.35 210 94 

26.25 81.65 240 107 26.35 80.25 230 103 26.55 81.25 200 89 

26.25 81.55 230 103 26.35 80.15 240 107 26.55 81.15 200 89 

26.25 81.45 220 98 26.45 98.05 180 80 26.55 81.05 200 89 

26.25 81.35 220 98 26.45 97.95 180 80 26.55 80.95 200 89 

26.25 81.25 210 94 26.45 97.85 190 85 26.55 80.85 200 89 

26.25 81.15 210 94 26.45 97.75 190 85 26.55 80.75 200 89 

26.25 81.05 210 94 26.45 97.65 200 89 26.55 80.65 210 94 

26.25 80.95 200 89 26.45 97.55 200 89 26.55 80.55 210 94 

26.25 80.85 200 89 26.45 81.85 240 107 26.55 80.45 220 98 

26.25 80.75 210 94 26.45 81.75 230 103 26.55 80.35 230 103 

26.25 80.65 210 94 26.45 81.65 230 103 26.55 80.25 230 103 

26.25 80.55 210 94 26.45 81.55 220 98 26.55 80.15 240 107 

26.25 80.45 220 98 26.45 81.45 210 94 26.65 98.05 180 80 

26.25 80.35 230 103 26.45 81.35 210 94 26.65 97.95 180 80 

26.25 80.25 230 103 26.45 81.25 200 89 26.65 97.85 190 85 

26.25 80.15 240 107 26.45 81.15 200 89 26.65 97.75 190 85 

26.35 98.05 180 80 26.45 81.05 200 89 26.65 97.65 200 89 

26.35 97.95 180 80 26.45 80.95 200 89 26.65 97.55 200 89 

26.35 97.85 190 85 26.45 80.85 200 89 26.65 97.35 210 94 

26.35 97.75 190 85 26.45 80.75 200 89 26.65 82.05 240 107 

26.35 97.65 200 89 26.45 80.65 210 94 26.65 81.95 230 103 

26.35 97.55 200 89 26.45 80.55 210 94 26.65 81.85 230 103 

26.35 97.45 210 94 26.45 80.45 220 98 26.65 81.75 220 98 

26.35 97.25 220 98 26.45 80.35 230 103 26.65 81.65 220 98 
A-4 

Latitudes: 26.65 - 26.75 Latitudes: 26.75 - 26.95 Latitudes: 26.95 - 27.05

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

26.65 81.55 210 94 26.75 80.15 240 107 26.95 81.45 200 89 

26.65 81.45 210 94 26.85 98.05 180 80 26.95 81.35 200 89 

26.65 81.35 200 89 26.85 97.95 180 80 26.95 81.25 200 89 

26.65 81.25 200 89 26.85 97.85 190 85 26.95 81.15 200 89 

26.65 81.15 200 89 26.85 97.75 190 85 26.95 81.05 200 89 

26.65 81.05 200 89 26.85 97.65 200 89 26.95 80.95 200 89 

26.65 80.95 200 89 26.85 82.25 240 107 26.95 80.85 200 89 

26.65 80.85 200 89 26.85 82.05 230 103 26.95 80.75 210 94 

26.65 80.75 210 94 26.85 81.95 220 98 26.95 80.65 210 94 

26.65 80.65 210 94 26.85 81.85 220 98 26.95 80.55 220 98 

26.65 80.55 210 94 26.85 81.75 210 94 26.95 80.45 230 103 

26.65 80.45 220 98 26.85 81.65 210 94 26.95 80.35 230 103 

26.65 80.35 230 103 26.85 81.55 200 89 26.95 80.25 240 107 

26.65 80.25 230 103 26.85 81.45 200 89 26.95 80.15 240 107 

26.65 80.15 240 107 26.85 81.35 200 89 27.05 98.05 180 80 

26.75 98.05 180 80 26.85 81.25 200 89 27.05 97.95 180 80 

26.75 97.95 180 80 26.85 81.15 200 89 27.05 97.85 190 85 

26.75 97.85 190 85 26.85 81.05 200 89 27.05 97.75 190 85 

26.75 97.75 190 85 26.85 80.95 200 89 27.05 97.65 200 89 

26.75 97.65 200 89 26.85 80.85 200 89 27.05 97.55 210 94 

26.75 97.55 210 94 26.85 80.75 210 94 27.05 82.45 230 103 

26.75 82.05 230 103 26.85 80.65 210 94 27.05 82.35 230 103 

26.75 81.95 230 103 26.85 80.55 220 98 27.05 82.25 220 98 

26.75 81.85 220 98 26.85 80.45 220 98 27.05 82.15 220 98 

26.75 81.75 220 98 26.85 80.35 230 103 27.05 82.05 210 94 

26.75 81.65 210 94 26.85 80.25 240 107 27.05 81.95 210 94 

26.75 81.55 210 94 26.85 80.15 240 107 27.05 81.85 210 94 

26.75 81.45 200 89 26.95 98.05 180 80 27.05 81.75 200 89 

26.75 81.35 200 89 26.95 97.95 180 80 27.05 81.65 200 89 

26.75 81.25 200 89 26.95 97.85 190 85 27.05 81.55 200 89 

26.75 81.15 200 89 26.95 97.75 190 85 27.05 81.45 200 89 

26.75 81.05 200 89 26.95 97.65 200 89 27.05 81.35 200 89 

26.75 80.95 200 89 26.95 82.35 230 103 27.05 81.25 200 89 

26.75 80.85 200 89 26.95 82.25 230 103 27.05 81.15 200 89 

26.75 80.75 210 94 26.95 82.05 220 98 27.05 81.05 200 89 

26.75 80.65 210 94 26.95 81.95 220 98 27.05 80.95 200 89 

26.75 80.55 220 98 26.95 81.85 210 94 27.05 80.85 200 89 

26.75 80.45 220 98 26.95 81.75 210 94 27.05 80.75 210 94 

26.75 80.35 230 103 26.95 81.65 200 89 27.05 80.65 210 94 

26.75 80.25 240 107 26.95 81.55 200 89 27.05 80.55 220 98 
A-5 

Latitudes: 27.05 - 27.25 Latitudes: 27.25 - 27.35 Latitudes: 27.35 - 27.55 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

27.05 80.45 230 103 27.25 82.25 210 94 27.35 80.85 200 89 

27.05 80.35 230 103 27.25 82.15 210 94 27.35 80.75 210 94 

27.05 80.25 240 107 27.25 81.95 200 89 27.35 80.65 220 98 

27.15 98.05 180 80 27.25 81.85 200 89 27.35 80.55 220 98 

27.15 97.95 180 80 27.25 81.75 200 89 27.35 80.45 230 103 

27.15 97.85 190 85 27.25 81.65 190 85 27.35 80.35 240 107 

27.15 97.75 190 85 27.25 81.55 190 85 27.45 98.05 180 80 

27.15 97.65 200 89 27.25 81.45 190 85 27.45 97.95 180 80 

27.15 97.55 210 94 27.25 81.35 190 85 27.45 97.85 180 80 

27.15 82.45 230 103 27.25 81.25 190 85 27.45 97.75 190 85 

27.15 82.35 220 98 27.25 81.15 190 85 27.45 97.65 200 89 

27.15 82.25 220 98 27.25 81.05 200 89 27.45 97.55 200 89 

27.15 82.15 210 94 27.25 80.95 200 89 27.45 97.45 210 94 

27.15 82.05 210 94 27.25 80.85 200 89 27.45 97.35 210 94 

27.15 81.95 210 94 27.25 80.75 210 94 27.45 82.65 220 98 

27.15 81.85 200 89 27.25 80.65 220 98 27.45 82.55 220 98 

27.15 81.75 200 89 27.25 80.55 220 98 27.45 82.45 210 94 

27.15 81.65 200 89 27.25 80.45 230 103 27.45 82.35 210 94 

27.15 81.55 200 89 27.25 80.35 240 107 27.45 81.95 190 85 

27.15 81.45 190 85 27.35 98.05 180 80 27.45 81.85 190 85 

27.15 81.35 190 85 27.35 97.95 180 80 27.45 81.75 190 85 

27.15 81.25 190 85 27.35 97.85 190 85 27.45 81.65 190 85 

27.15 81.15 200 89 27.35 97.75 190 85 27.45 81.55 190 85 

27.15 81.05 200 89 27.35 97.65 200 89 27.45 81.45 190 85 

27.15 80.95 200 89 27.35 97.45 210 94 27.45 81.35 190 85 

27.15 80.85 200 89 27.35 82.55 220 98 27.45 81.25 190 85 

27.15 80.75 210 94 27.35 82.45 220 98 27.45 81.15 190 85 

27.15 80.65 220 98 27.35 82.35 210 94 27.45 81.05 200 89 

27.15 80.55 220 98 27.35 82.25 210 94 27.45 80.95 200 89 

27.15 80.45 230 103 27.35 81.95 200 89 27.45 80.85 210 94 

27.15 80.35 240 107 27.35 81.85 200 89 27.45 80.75 210 94 

27.15 80.25 240 107 27.35 81.75 190 85 27.45 80.65 220 98 

27.25 98.05 180 80 27.35 81.65 190 85 27.45 80.55 230 103 

27.25 97.95 180 80 27.35 81.55 190 85 27.45 80.45 230 103 

27.25 97.85 190 85 27.35 81.45 190 85 27.45 80.35 240 107 

27.25 97.75 190 85 27.35 81.35 190 85 27.55 97.95 180 80 

27.25 97.65 200 89 27.35 81.25 190 85 27.55 97.85 180 80 

27.25 97.55 200 89 27.35 81.15 190 85 27.55 97.75 190 85 

27.25 82.45 220 98 27.35 81.05 200 89 27.55 97.65 190 85 

27.25 82.35 220 98 27.35 80.95 200 89 27.55 97.55 200 89 
A-6 

Latitudes: 27.55 - 27.65 Latitudes: 27.65 – 27.85 Latitudes: 27.85 – 28.05 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

27.55 97.45 210 94 27.65 80.95 200 89 27.85 81.35 190 85 

27.55 82.65 220 98 27.65 80.85 210 94 27.85 81.25 190 85 

27.55 82.55 210 94 27.65 80.75 210 94 27.85 81.15 190 85 

27.55 82.45 210 94 27.65 80.65 220 98 27.85 81.05 200 89 

27.55 82.35 210 94 27.65 80.55 230 103 27.85 80.95 200 89 

27.55 81.95 190 85 27.65 80.45 230 103 27.85 80.85 210 94 

27.55 81.85 190 85 27.75 97.95 180 80 27.85 80.75 220 98 

27.55 81.75 190 85 27.75 97.85 180 80 27.85 80.65 220 98 

27.55 81.65 190 85 27.75 97.75 180 80 27.85 80.55 230 103 

27.55 81.55 190 85 27.75 97.65 190 85 27.95 97.85 180 80 

27.55 81.45 190 85 27.75 97.55 200 89 27.95 97.75 180 80 

27.55 81.35 190 85 27.75 97.45 200 89 27.95 97.65 180 80 

27.55 81.25 190 85 27.75 81.95 190 85 27.95 97.55 190 85 

27.55 81.15 190 85 27.75 81.85 190 85 27.95 97.45 190 85 

27.55 81.05 200 89 27.75 81.75 190 85 27.95 97.35 200 89 

27.55 80.95 200 89 27.75 81.65 190 85 27.95 97.25 200 89 

27.55 80.85 210 94 27.75 81.55 190 85 27.95 97.15 210 94 

27.55 80.75 210 94 27.75 81.45 190 85 27.95 82.85 220 98 

27.55 80.65 220 98 27.75 81.35 190 85 27.95 82.75 220 98 

27.55 80.55 230 103 27.75 81.25 190 85 27.95 81.95 190 85 

27.55 80.45 230 103 27.75 81.15 190 85 27.95 81.85 190 85 

27.65 97.95 180 80 27.75 81.05 200 89 27.95 81.75 190 85 

27.65 97.85 180 80 27.75 80.95 200 89 27.95 81.65 180 80 

27.65 97.75 190 85 27.75 80.85 210 94 27.95 81.55 190 85 

27.65 97.65 190 85 27.75 80.75 220 98 27.95 81.45 190 85 

27.65 97.55 200 89 27.75 80.65 220 98 27.95 81.35 190 85 

27.65 97.45 200 89 27.75 80.55 230 103 27.95 81.25 190 85 

27.65 97.35 210 94 27.85 97.85 180 80 27.95 81.15 190 85 

27.65 82.55 210 94 27.85 97.75 180 80 27.95 81.05 200 89 

27.65 82.45 210 94 27.85 97.65 190 85 27.95 80.95 200 89 

27.65 81.95 190 85 27.85 97.55 190 85 27.95 80.85 210 94 

27.65 81.85 190 85 27.85 97.25 210 94 27.95 80.75 220 98 

27.65 81.75 190 85 27.85 82.85 220 98 27.95 80.65 220 98 

27.65 81.65 190 85 27.85 82.75 220 98 28.05 97.75 180 80 

27.65 81.55 190 85 27.85 81.95 190 85 28.05 97.65 180 80 

27.65 81.45 190 85 27.85 81.85 190 85 28.05 97.55 190 85 

27.65 81.35 190 85 27.85 81.75 190 85 28.05 97.45 190 85 

27.65 81.25 190 85 27.85 81.65 190 85 28.05 97.35 200 89 

27.65 81.15 190 85 27.85 81.55 190 85 28.05 97.25 200 89 

27.65 81.05 200 89 27.85 81.45 190 85 28.05 97.15 210 94 
A-7 

Latitudes: 28.05 – 28.15 Latitudes: 28.25 – 28.35 Latitudes: 28.35 – 28.55 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

28.05 96.95 210 94 28.25 97.65 180 80 28.35 81.55 180 80 

28.05 82.75 210 94 28.25 97.55 180 80 28.35 81.45 190 85 

28.05 82.65 210 94 28.25 97.45 190 85 28.35 81.35 190 85 

28.05 81.95 190 85 28.25 97.35 190 85 28.35 81.25 190 85 

28.05 81.85 180 80 28.25 97.25 190 85 28.35 81.15 200 89 

28.05 81.75 180 80 28.25 97.15 200 89 28.35 81.05 200 89 

28.05 81.65 180 80 28.25 97.05 200 89 28.35 80.95 210 94 

28.05 81.55 180 80 28.25 96.95 210 94 28.35 80.85 210 94 

28.05 81.45 190 85 28.25 96.85 210 94 28.45 97.55 180 80 

28.05 81.35 190 85 28.25 96.65 220 98 28.45 97.45 180 80 

28.05 81.25 190 85 28.25 82.75 210 94 28.45 97.35 180 80 

28.05 81.15 200 89 28.25 82.65 210 94 28.45 97.25 190 85 

28.05 81.05 200 89 28.25 81.95 180 80 28.45 97.15 190 85 

28.05 80.95 210 94 28.25 81.85 180 80 28.45 97.05 190 85 

28.05 80.85 210 94 28.25 81.75 180 80 28.45 96.95 200 89 

28.05 80.75 220 98 28.25 81.65 180 80 28.45 96.85 200 89 

28.05 80.65 220 98 28.25 81.55 180 80 28.45 96.75 210 94 

28.15 97.75 180 80 28.25 81.45 190 85 28.45 96.65 210 94 

28.15 97.65 180 80 28.25 81.35 190 85 28.45 96.55 210 94 

28.15 97.55 180 80 28.25 81.25 190 85 28.45 96.45 210 94 

28.15 97.45 190 85 28.25 81.15 200 89 28.45 81.95 180 80 

28.15 97.35 190 85 28.25 81.05 200 89 28.45 81.85 180 80 

28.15 97.25 200 89 28.25 80.95 210 94 28.45 81.75 180 80 

28.15 97.05 210 94 28.25 80.85 210 94 28.45 81.65 180 80 

28.15 96.85 210 94 28.25 80.75 220 98 28.45 81.55 180 80 

28.15 82.75 210 94 28.35 97.65 180 80 28.45 81.45 190 85 

28.15 82.65 210 94 28.35 97.55 180 80 28.45 81.35 190 85 

28.15 81.95 180 80 28.35 97.45 180 80 28.45 81.25 190 85 

28.15 81.85 180 80 28.35 97.35 190 85 28.45 81.15 200 89 

28.15 81.75 180 80 28.35 97.25 190 85 28.45 81.05 200 89 

28.15 81.65 180 80 28.35 97.15 190 85 28.45 80.95 210 94 

28.15 81.55 180 80 28.35 97.05 200 89 28.45 80.85 210 94 

28.15 81.45 190 85 28.35 96.95 200 89 28.45 80.75 220 98 

28.15 81.35 190 85 28.35 96.85 210 94 28.45 80.65 220 98 

28.15 81.25 190 85 28.35 96.65 210 94 28.55 97.45 180 80 

28.15 81.15 200 89 28.35 82.75 210 94 28.55 97.35 180 80 

28.15 81.05 200 89 28.35 81.95 180 80 28.55 97.25 180 80 

28.15 80.95 210 94 28.35 81.85 180 80 28.55 97.15 190 85 

28.15 80.85 210 94 28.35 81.75 180 80 28.55 97.05 190 85 

28.15 80.75 220 98 28.35 81.65 180 80 28.55 96.95 190 85 
A-8 

Latitudes: 28.55 – 28.65 Latitudes: 28.75 – 28.85 Latitudes: 28.85 – 28.95 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

28.55 96.85 200 89 28.75 97.25 180 80 28.85 95.75 210 94 

28.55 96.75 200 89 28.75 97.15 180 80 28.85 95.65 210 94 

28.55 96.65 200 89 28.75 97.05 180 80 28.85 95.55 210 94 

28.55 81.95 180 80 28.75 96.95 180 80 28.85 81.95 180 80 

28.55 81.85 180 80 28.75 96.85 190 85 28.85 81.85 180 80 

28.55 81.75 180 80 28.75 96.75 190 85 28.85 81.75 180 80 

28.55 81.65 180 80 28.75 96.65 190 85 28.85 81.65 180 80 

28.55 81.55 180 80 28.75 96.55 200 89 28.85 81.55 190 85 

28.55 81.45 190 85 28.75 96.45 200 89 28.85 81.45 190 85 

28.55 81.35 190 85 28.75 96.35 200 89 28.85 81.35 190 85 

28.55 81.25 190 85 28.75 96.25 200 89 28.85 81.25 200 89 

28.55 81.15 200 89 28.75 96.15 200 89 28.85 81.15 200 89 

28.55 81.05 200 89 28.75 96.05 210 94 28.85 81.05 210 94 

28.55 80.95 210 94 28.75 95.95 210 94 28.85 80.95 210 94 

28.55 80.85 210 94 28.75 95.85 210 94 28.85 80.85 220 98 

28.65 97.35 180 80 28.75 81.95 180 80 28.95 97.05 180 80 

28.65 97.25 180 80 28.75 81.85 180 80 28.95 96.95 180 80 

28.65 97.15 180 80 28.75 81.75 180 80 28.95 96.85 180 80 

28.65 97.05 190 85 28.75 81.65 180 80 28.95 96.75 180 80 

28.65 96.95 190 85 28.75 81.55 180 80 28.95 96.65 180 80 

28.65 96.85 190 85 28.75 81.45 190 85 28.95 96.55 190 85 

28.65 96.75 200 89 28.75 81.35 190 85 28.95 96.45 190 85 

28.65 96.45 200 89 28.75 81.25 200 89 28.95 96.35 190 85 

28.65 96.25 210 94 28.75 81.15 200 89 28.95 96.25 190 85 

28.65 96.15 210 94 28.75 81.05 210 94 28.95 96.15 190 85 

28.65 95.95 210 94 28.75 80.95 210 94 28.95 96.05 200 89 

28.65 81.95 180 80 28.85 97.15 180 80 28.95 95.95 200 89 

28.65 81.85 180 80 28.85 97.05 180 80 28.95 95.85 200 89 

28.65 81.75 180 80 28.85 96.95 180 80 28.95 95.75 200 89 

28.65 81.65 180 80 28.85 96.85 180 80 28.95 95.65 210 94 

28.65 81.55 180 80 28.85 96.75 190 85 28.95 95.55 210 94 

28.65 81.45 190 85 28.85 96.65 190 85 28.95 95.45 210 94 

28.65 81.35 190 85 28.85 96.55 190 85 28.95 81.95 180 80 

28.65 81.25 190 85 28.85 96.45 190 85 28.95 81.85 180 80 

28.65 81.15 200 89 28.85 96.35 190 85 28.95 81.75 180 80 

28.65 81.05 210 94 28.85 96.25 200 89 28.95 81.65 180 80 

28.65 80.95 210 94 28.85 96.15 200 89 28.95 81.55 190 85 

28.65 80.85 220 98 28.85 96.05 200 89 28.95 81.45 190 85 

28.65 80.75 220 98 28.85 95.95 200 89 28.95 81.35 190 85 

28.65 80.65 220 98 28.85 95.85 210 94 28.95 81.25 200 89 
A-9 

Latitudes: 28.95 – 29.25 Latitudes: 29.25 - 29.35 Latitudes: 29.45 – 29.55 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

28.95 81.15 200 89 29.25 89.45 250 112 29.45 95.05 210 94 

28.95 81.05 210 94 29.25 89.35 250 112 29.45 94.95 210 94 

28.95 80.95 210 94 29.25 89.25 250 112 29.45 94.75 220 98 

29.05 95.45 210 94 29.25 81.95 180 80 29.45 91.25 220 98 

29.05 95.35 210 94 29.25 81.85 180 80 29.45 91.15 220 98 

29.05 89.35 250 112 29.25 81.75 180 80 29.45 91.05 220 98 

29.05 81.95 180 80 29.25 81.65 190 85 29.45 90.95 220 98 

29.05 81.85 180 80 29.25 81.55 190 85 29.45 90.85 220 98 

29.05 81.75 180 80 29.25 81.45 190 85 29.45 90.75 220 98 

29.05 81.65 180 80 29.25 81.35 200 89 29.45 90.65 220 98 

29.05 81.55 190 85 29.25 81.25 200 89 29.45 90.55 230 103 

29.05 81.45 190 85 29.25 81.15 210 94 29.45 90.45 230 103 

29.05 81.35 200 89 29.35 95.15 210 94 29.45 90.35 230 103 

29.05 81.25 200 89 29.35 95.05 210 94 29.45 90.25 230 103 

29.05 81.15 210 94 29.35 94.95 210 94 29.45 90.15 240 107 

29.05 81.05 210 94 29.35 91.25 230 103 29.45 89.85 240 107 

29.15 95.35 210 94 29.35 91.15 230 103 29.45 89.75 240 107 

29.15 95.25 210 94 29.35 90.95 230 103 29.45 89.65 240 107 

29.15 90.25 250 112 29.35 90.85 230 103 29.45 81.95 180 80 

29.15 89.25 250 112 29.35 90.75 230 103 29.45 81.85 180 80 

29.15 89.15 250 112 29.35 90.65 230 103 29.45 81.75 180 80 

29.15 81.95 180 80 29.35 90.55 230 103 29.45 81.65 190 85 

29.15 81.85 180 80 29.35 90.45 240 107 29.45 81.55 190 85 

29.15 81.75 180 80 29.35 90.35 240 107 29.45 81.45 200 89 

29.15 81.65 190 85 29.35 90.25 240 107 29.45 81.35 200 89 

29.15 81.55 190 85 29.35 90.15 240 107 29.45 81.25 210 94 

29.15 81.45 190 85 29.35 89.75 250 112 29.45 81.15 210 94 

29.15 81.35 200 89 29.35 89.55 250 112 29.55 91.95 230 103 

29.15 81.25 200 89 29.35 89.45 250 112 29.55 91.85 230 103 

29.15 81.15 210 94 29.35 89.35 250 112 29.55 91.35 220 98 

29.15 81.05 210 94 29.35 89.25 250 112 29.55 91.25 220 98 

29.25 95.25 210 94 29.35 81.95 180 80 29.55 91.15 210 94 

29.25 95.15 210 94 29.35 81.85 180 80 29.55 91.05 210 94 

29.25 94.95 220 98 29.35 81.75 180 80 29.55 90.95 210 94 

29.25 91.15 230 103 29.35 81.65 190 85 29.55 90.85 210 94 

29.25 91.05 230 103 29.35 81.55 190 85 29.55 90.75 210 94 

29.25 90.85 240 107 29.35 81.45 200 89 29.55 90.65 220 98 

29.25 90.75 240 107 29.35 81.35 200 89 29.55 90.55 220 98 

29.25 90.25 250 112 29.35 81.25 210 94 29.55 90.45 220 98 

29.25 90.15 250 112 29.35 81.15 210 94 29.55 90.35 220 98 
A-10 

Latitudes: 29.55 – 29.65 Latitudes: 29.65 – 29.75 Latitudes: 29.75 – 29.85 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

29.55 90.25 230 103 29.65 90.25 220 98 29.75 89.85 230 103 

29.55 90.05 230 103 29.65 90.15 220 98 29.75 89.75 230 103 

29.55 89.95 230 103 29.65 90.05 230 103 29.75 81.95 180 80 

29.55 89.85 240 107 29.65 89.95 230 103 29.75 81.85 180 80 

29.55 89.75 240 107 29.65 89.85 230 103 29.75 81.75 190 85 

29.55 81.95 180 80 29.65 81.95 180 80 29.75 81.65 190 85 

29.55 81.85 180 80 29.65 81.85 180 80 29.75 81.55 200 89 

29.55 81.75 190 85 29.65 81.75 190 85 29.75 81.45 200 89 

29.55 81.65 190 85 29.65 81.65 190 85 29.75 81.35 210 94 

29.55 81.55 190 85 29.65 81.55 200 89 29.85 94.25 210 94 

29.55 81.45 200 89 29.65 81.45 200 89 29.85 94.15 210 94 

29.55 81.35 200 89 29.65 81.35 210 94 29.85 94.05 210 94 

29.55 81.25 210 94 29.75 94.65 210 94 29.85 93.85 210 94 

29.65 94.75 210 94 29.75 94.55 210 94 29.85 93.75 220 98 

29.65 94.65 210 94 29.75 94.45 210 94 29.85 93.65 220 98 

29.65 94.55 210 94 29.75 94.35 210 94 29.85 93.55 220 98 

29.65 94.45 210 94 29.75 94.25 210 94 29.85 93.45 220 98 

29.65 94.35 220 98 29.75 94.15 210 94 29.85 93.35 220 98 

29.65 94.25 220 98 29.75 94.05 220 98 29.85 93.25 220 98 

29.65 92.75 220 98 29.75 93.95 220 98 29.85 93.15 220 98 

29.65 92.65 220 98 29.75 93.05 220 98 29.85 93.05 210 94 

29.65 92.55 220 98 29.75 92.95 220 98 29.85 92.95 210 94 

29.65 92.45 220 98 29.75 92.85 220 98 29.85 92.85 210 94 

29.65 92.35 220 98 29.75 92.75 220 98 29.85 92.75 210 94 

29.65 92.25 220 98 29.75 92.65 220 98 29.85 92.65 210 94 

29.65 92.15 230 103 29.75 92.55 220 98 29.85 92.55 210 94 

29.65 91.95 230 103 29.75 92.45 220 98 29.85 92.45 210 94 

29.65 91.55 220 98 29.75 92.35 220 98 29.85 92.35 210 94 

29.65 91.45 220 98 29.75 92.25 220 98 29.85 92.25 210 94 

29.65 91.35 210 94 29.75 91.65 220 98 29.85 92.15 210 94 

29.65 91.25 210 94 29.75 91.55 210 94 29.85 92.05 220 98 

29.65 91.15 210 94 29.75 91.45 210 94 29.85 91.85 220 98 

29.65 91.05 210 94 29.75 91.35 210 94 29.85 91.75 210 94 

29.65 90.95 210 94 29.75 91.25 210 94 29.85 91.65 210 94 

29.65 90.85 210 94 29.75 90.45 210 94 29.85 91.55 210 94 

29.65 90.75 210 94 29.75 90.35 210 94 29.85 91.45 210 94 

29.65 90.65 210 94 29.75 90.25 210 94 29.85 90.35 210 94 

29.65 90.55 210 94 29.75 90.15 220 98 29.85 90.25 210 94 

29.65 90.45 210 94 29.75 90.05 220 98 29.85 90.15 210 94 

29.65 90.35 220 98 29.75 89.95 220 98 29.85 90.05 210 94 
A-11 

Latitudes: 29.85 – 29.95 Latitudes: 29.95 – 30.35 Latitudes: 30.35 – 30.55 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

29.85 89.95 220 98 29.95 81.85 180 80 30.35 81.95 180 80 

29.85 89.85 220 98 29.95 81.75 190 85 30.35 81.85 190 85 

29.85 89.75 230 103 29.95 81.65 190 85 30.35 81.75 190 85 

29.85 89.65 230 103 29.95 81.55 200 89 30.35 81.65 200 89 

29.85 89.55 240 107 29.95 81.45 210 94 30.35 81.55 200 89 

29.85 81.95 180 80 29.95 81.35 210 94 30.45 89.75 210 94 

29.85 81.85 180 80 30.05 90.05 210 94 30.45 89.65 210 94 

29.85 81.75 190 85 30.05 89.95 210 94 30.45 89.55 220 98 

29.85 81.65 190 85 30.05 89.85 220 98 30.45 89.45 220 98 

29.85 81.55 200 89 30.05 81.95 180 80 30.45 89.35 230 103 

29.85 81.45 200 89 30.05 81.85 190 85 30.45 89.25 230 103 

29.95 93.95 210 94 30.05 81.75 190 85 30.45 89.15 230 103 

29.95 93.75 210 94 30.05 81.65 200 89 30.45 89.05 240 107 

29.95 93.65 210 94 30.05 81.55 200 89 30.45 88.95 240 107 

29.95 93.55 210 94 30.05 81.45 210 94 30.45 88.85 240 107 

29.95 93.45 210 94 30.15 89.95 210 94 30.45 88.75 240 107 

29.95 93.35 210 94 30.15 81.95 180 80 30.45 88.65 240 107 

29.95 93.25 210 94 30.15 81.85 190 85 30.45 88.55 240 107 

29.95 93.15 210 94 30.15 81.75 190 85 30.45 88.45 240 107 

29.95 93.05 210 94 30.15 81.65 200 89 30.45 88.35 240 107 

29.95 92.95 210 94 30.15 81.55 200 89 30.45 88.25 240 107 

29.95 92.85 210 94 30.15 81.45 210 94 30.45 88.15 240 107 

29.95 92.75 210 94 30.25 89.75 220 98 30.45 87.85 240 107 

29.95 92.65 210 94 30.25 89.65 220 98 30.45 87.75 240 107 

29.95 92.55 210 94 30.25 89.55 230 103 30.45 87.65 240 107 

29.95 92.45 210 94 30.25 81.95 180 80 30.45 87.55 240 107 

29.95 92.35 210 94 30.25 81.85 190 85 30.45 87.35 230 103 

29.95 92.25 210 94 30.25 81.75 190 85 30.45 87.25 230 103 

29.95 92.15 210 94 30.25 81.65 200 89 30.45 86.95 220 98 

29.95 92.05 210 94 30.25 81.55 200 89 30.45 86.85 220 98 

29.95 91.95 210 94 30.35 89.85 210 94 30.45 86.75 220 98 

29.95 91.85 210 94 30.35 89.75 210 94 30.45 86.65 210 94 

29.95 91.75 210 94 30.35 89.65 220 98 30.45 81.95 180 80 

29.95 91.65 210 94 30.35 89.55 230 103 30.45 81.85 190 85 

29.95 90.15 210 94 30.35 89.45 230 103 30.45 81.75 190 85 

29.95 90.05 210 94 30.35 89.25 240 107 30.45 81.65 200 89 

29.95 89.95 210 94 30.35 87.75 250 112 30.45 81.55 210 94 

29.95 89.85 220 98 30.35 87.65 250 112 30.55 89.65 210 94 

29.95 89.55 240 107 30.35 87.45 240 107 30.55 89.55 210 94 

29.95 81.95 180 80 30.35 87.25 240 107 30.55 89.45 220 98 
A-12 

Latitudes: 30.55 – 30.65 Latitudes: 30.65 – 30.75 Latitudes: 30.75 – 31.05 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

30.55 89.35 220 98 30.65 88.55 230 103 30.75 87.65 210 94 

30.55 89.25 220 98 30.65 88.45 230 103 30.75 87.55 210 94 

30.55 89.15 230 103 30.65 88.35 230 103 30.75 87.45 210 94 

30.55 89.05 230 103 30.65 88.25 230 103 30.75 87.35 210 94 

30.55 88.95 230 103 30.65 88.15 230 103 30.75 87.25 210 94 

30.55 88.85 230 103 30.65 87.95 230 103 30.75 87.15 210 94 

30.55 88.75 230 103 30.65 87.85 220 98 30.75 87.05 210 94 

30.55 88.65 230 103 30.65 87.75 220 98 30.75 86.95 210 94 

30.55 88.55 230 103 30.65 87.65 220 98 30.75 81.95 190 85 

30.55 88.45 240 107 30.65 87.55 220 98 30.75 81.85 190 85 

30.55 88.35 240 107 30.65 87.45 220 98 30.75 81.75 200 89 

30.55 88.25 240 107 30.65 87.35 220 98 30.75 81.65 200 89 

30.55 88.15 240 107 30.65 87.25 220 98 30.85 89.05 210 94 

30.55 87.85 230 103 30.65 87.15 220 98 30.85 88.95 210 94 

30.55 87.75 230 103 30.65 87.05 210 94 30.85 88.85 210 94 

30.55 87.65 230 103 30.65 86.95 210 94 30.85 88.75 210 94 

30.55 87.55 230 103 30.65 86.85 210 94 30.85 88.65 210 94 

30.55 87.45 230 103 30.65 86.75 210 94 30.85 88.55 210 94 

30.55 87.35 230 103 30.65 81.95 190 85 30.85 88.45 210 94 

30.55 87.25 220 98 30.65 81.85 190 85 30.85 88.35 210 94 

30.55 86.95 220 98 30.65 81.75 200 89 30.85 88.25 210 94 

30.55 86.85 220 98 30.65 81.65 200 89 30.85 88.15 210 94 

30.55 86.75 210 94 30.65 81.55 210 94 30.85 88.05 210 94 

30.55 86.65 210 94 30.75 89.45 210 94 30.85 87.95 210 94 

30.55 86.55 210 94 30.75 89.35 210 94 30.85 87.85 210 94 

30.55 81.95 180 80 30.75 89.25 210 94 30.85 87.75 210 94 

30.55 81.85 190 85 30.75 89.15 210 94 30.85 87.65 210 94 

30.55 81.75 200 89 30.75 89.05 210 94 30.85 87.55 210 94 

30.55 81.65 200 89 30.75 88.95 210 94 30.85 81.95 190 85 

30.55 81.55 210 94 30.75 88.85 210 94 30.85 81.85 190 85 

30.65 89.55 210 94 30.75 88.75 220 98 30.85 81.75 200 89 

30.65 89.45 210 94 30.75 88.65 220 98 30.85 81.65 200 89 

30.65 89.35 210 94 30.75 88.55 220 98 30.95 81.95 190 85 

30.65 89.25 220 98 30.75 88.45 220 98 30.95 81.85 190 85 

30.65 89.15 220 98 30.75 88.35 220 98 30.95 81.75 200 89 

30.65 89.05 220 98 30.75 88.25 220 98 30.95 81.65 200 89 

30.65 88.95 220 98 30.75 88.15 220 98 30.95 81.55 210 94 

30.65 88.85 220 98 30.75 87.95 220 98 30.95 81.45 210 94 

30.65 88.75 220 98 30.75 87.85 220 98 31.05 81.95 190 85 

30.65 88.65 220 98 30.75 87.75 220 98 31.05 81.85 190 85 
A-13 

Latitudes: 31.05 – 31.65 Latitudes: 31.75 – 32.15 Latitudes: 32.15 – 32.45 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

31.05 81.75 200 89 31.75 81.95 180 80 32.15 81.55 190 85 

31.05 81.65 200 89 31.75 81.85 190 85 32.15 81.45 190 85 

31.15 81.95 190 85 31.75 81.75 190 85 32.15 81.35 200 89 

31.15 81.85 190 85 31.75 81.65 190 85 32.15 81.25 200 89 

31.15 81.75 200 89 31.75 81.55 200 89 32.15 81.15 210 94 

31.15 81.65 200 89 31.75 81.45 210 94 32.15 81.05 210 94 

31.25 81.95 190 85 31.75 81.35 210 94 32.15 80.95 220 98 

31.25 81.85 190 85 31.85 81.95 180 80 32.25 81.95 180 80 

31.25 81.75 200 89 31.85 81.85 180 80 32.25 81.85 180 80 

31.25 81.65 200 89 31.85 81.75 190 85 32.25 81.75 180 80 

31.25 81.55 210 94 31.85 81.65 190 85 32.25 81.65 180 80 

31.25 81.45 210 94 31.85 81.55 200 89 32.25 81.55 190 85 

31.35 81.95 190 85 31.85 81.45 200 89 32.25 81.45 190 85 

31.35 81.85 190 85 31.85 81.35 210 94 32.25 81.35 200 89 

31.35 81.75 200 89 31.85 81.25 210 94 32.25 81.25 200 89 

31.35 81.65 200 89 31.85 81.15 220 98 32.25 81.15 210 94 

31.35 81.55 210 94 31.95 81.95 180 80 32.25 81.05 210 94 

31.35 81.45 210 94 31.95 81.85 180 80 32.25 80.95 220 98 

31.45 81.95 190 85 31.95 81.75 190 85 32.25 80.85 220 98 

31.45 81.85 190 85 31.95 81.65 190 85 32.25 80.75 220 98 

31.45 81.75 190 85 31.95 81.55 190 85 32.35 81.85 180 80 

31.45 81.65 200 89 31.95 81.45 200 89 32.35 81.75 180 80 

31.45 81.55 210 94 31.95 81.35 210 94 32.35 81.65 180 80 

31.45 81.45 210 94 31.95 81.25 210 94 32.35 81.55 180 80 

31.45 81.35 220 98 31.95 81.15 220 98 32.35 81.45 190 85 

31.55 81.95 180 80 31.95 81.05 220 98 32.35 81.35 190 85 

31.55 81.85 190 85 32.05 81.95 180 80 32.35 81.25 200 89 

31.55 81.75 190 85 32.05 81.85 180 80 32.35 81.15 200 89 

31.55 81.65 200 89 32.05 81.75 180 80 32.35 81.05 210 94 

31.55 81.55 200 89 32.05 81.65 190 85 32.35 80.95 210 94 

31.55 81.45 210 94 32.05 81.55 190 85 32.35 80.85 220 98 

31.55 81.35 210 94 32.05 81.45 200 89 32.35 80.75 220 98 

31.65 81.95 180 80 32.05 81.35 200 89 32.35 80.65 230 103 

31.65 81.85 190 85 32.05 81.25 210 94 32.35 80.55 230 103 

31.65 81.75 190 85 32.05 81.15 210 94 32.45 81.85 180 80 

31.65 81.65 200 89 32.05 81.05 220 98 32.45 81.75 180 80 

31.65 81.55 200 89 32.15 81.95 180 80 32.45 81.65 180 80 

31.65 81.45 210 94 32.15 81.85 180 80 32.45 81.55 180 80 

31.65 81.35 210 94 32.15 81.75 180 80 32.45 81.45 190 85 

31.65 81.25 220 98 32.15 81.65 190 85 32.45 81.35 190 85 
A-14 

Latitudes: 32.45 – 32.75 Latitudes: 32.75 – 32.95 Latitudes: 32.95 – 33.35 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

32.45 81.25 190 85 32.75 81.45 180 80 32.95 80.85 190 85 

32.45 81.15 200 89 32.75 81.35 180 80 32.95 80.75 200 89 

32.45 81.05 200 89 32.75 81.25 180 80 32.95 80.65 200 89 

32.45 80.95 210 94 32.75 81.15 190 85 32.95 80.55 200 89 

32.45 80.75 220 98 32.75 81.05 190 85 32.95 80.45 210 94 

32.45 80.65 220 98 32.75 80.95 200 89 32.95 80.35 210 94 

32.45 80.55 230 103 32.75 80.85 200 89 32.95 80.25 210 94 

32.55 81.75 180 80 32.75 80.75 210 94 32.95 80.15 210 94 

32.55 81.65 180 80 32.75 80.65 210 94 32.95 80.05 220 98 

32.55 81.55 180 80 32.75 80.55 210 94 32.95 79.95 220 98 

32.55 81.45 180 80 32.75 80.45 220 98 32.95 79.85 220 98 

32.55 81.35 190 85 32.75 80.35 220 98 32.95 79.75 220 98 

32.55 81.25 190 85 32.75 80.25 220 98 32.95 79.65 220 98 

32.55 81.15 190 85 32.75 80.15 220 98 33.05 80.25 210 94 

32.55 81.05 200 89 32.75 80.05 220 98 33.05 80.15 210 94 

32.55 80.95 200 89 32.75 79.95 230 103 33.05 80.05 210 94 

32.55 80.85 210 94 32.85 81.55 180 80 33.05 79.95 210 94 

32.55 80.75 220 98 32.85 81.45 180 80 33.05 79.85 220 98 

32.55 80.65 220 98 32.85 81.35 180 80 33.05 79.75 220 98 

32.55 80.45 230 103 32.85 81.25 180 80 33.05 79.65 220 98 

32.55 80.35 230 103 32.85 81.15 190 85 33.05 79.55 220 98 

32.65 81.75 180 80 32.85 81.05 190 85 33.05 79.45 220 98 

32.65 81.65 180 80 32.85 80.95 190 85 33.15 80.05 210 94 

32.65 81.55 180 80 32.85 80.85 200 89 33.15 79.95 210 94 

32.65 81.45 180 80 32.85 80.75 200 89 33.15 79.85 210 94 

32.65 81.35 180 80 32.85 80.65 210 94 33.15 79.75 210 94 

32.65 81.25 190 85 32.85 80.55 210 94 33.15 79.65 220 98 

32.65 81.15 190 85 32.85 80.45 210 94 33.15 79.55 220 98 

32.65 81.05 200 89 32.85 80.35 210 94 33.15 79.45 220 98 

32.65 80.95 200 89 32.85 80.25 220 98 33.15 79.35 220 98 

32.65 80.85 210 94 32.85 80.15 220 98 33.25 79.85 210 94 

32.65 80.75 210 94 32.85 80.05 220 98 33.25 79.75 210 94 

32.65 80.65 220 98 32.85 79.85 220 98 33.25 79.65 210 94 

32.65 80.55 220 98 32.85 79.75 230 103 33.25 79.55 210 94 

32.65 80.35 220 98 32.95 81.45 180 80 33.25 79.45 220 98 

32.65 80.25 230 103 32.95 81.35 180 80 33.25 79.35 220 98 

32.65 80.15 230 103 32.95 81.25 180 80 33.35 79.65 210 94 

32.65 80.05 230 103 32.95 81.15 180 80 33.35 79.55 210 94 

32.75 81.65 180 80 32.95 81.05 190 85 33.35 79.45 210 94 

32.75 81.55 180 80 32.95 80.95 190 85 33.35 79.35 220 98 
A-15 

Latitudes: 33.35 – 34.45 Latitudes: 34.55 – 34.85 Latitudes: 34.85 – 35.15 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

33.35 79.25 220 98 34.55 77.95 190 85 34.85 76.65 200 89 

33.45 79.55 210 94 34.55 77.85 190 85 34.85 76.55 200 89 

33.45 79.45 210 94 34.55 77.75 200 89 34.95 77.95 180 80 

33.45 79.35 210 94 34.55 77.65 200 89 34.95 77.85 180 80 

33.45 79.25 210 94 34.55 77.55 200 89 34.95 77.75 180 80 

33.55 79.35 210 94 34.55 77.45 200 89 34.95 77.65 180 80 

33.55 79.25 210 94 34.65 77.95 190 85 34.95 77.55 180 80 

33.55 79.15 210 94 34.65 77.85 190 85 34.95 77.45 180 80 

33.65 79.25 210 94 34.65 77.75 190 85 34.95 77.35 180 80 

33.65 79.15 210 94 34.65 77.65 190 85 34.95 77.25 190 85 

33.65 79.05 210 94 34.65 77.55 190 85 34.95 77.15 190 85 

33.75 79.05 210 94 34.65 77.45 200 89 34.95 77.05 190 85 

33.75 78.95 210 94 34.65 77.35 200 89 34.95 76.95 190 85 

33.85 78.95 210 94 34.65 77.25 200 89 34.95 76.65 190 85 

33.85 78.85 210 94 34.75 77.95 180 80 34.95 76.55 200 89 

33.85 78.75 210 94 34.75 77.85 190 85 34.95 76.45 200 89 

33.95 78.75 210 94 34.75 77.75 190 85 35.05 77.95 180 80 

33.95 78.65 210 94 34.75 77.65 190 85 35.05 77.85 180 80 

33.95 78.55 210 94 34.75 77.55 190 85 35.05 77.75 180 80 

33.95 78.45 210 94 34.75 77.45 190 85 35.05 77.65 180 80 

33.95 78.35 210 94 34.75 77.35 190 85 35.05 77.55 180 80 

33.95 78.25 210 94 34.75 77.25 190 85 35.05 77.45 180 80 

33.95 78.15 220 98 34.75 77.05 200 89 35.05 77.35 180 80 

34.05 78.55 210 94 34.75 76.95 200 89 35.05 77.25 180 80 

34.05 78.45 210 94 34.75 76.85 200 89 35.05 77.15 180 80 

34.05 78.35 210 94 34.75 76.75 200 89 35.05 77.05 190 85 

34.05 78.25 210 94 34.75 76.65 200 89 35.05 76.95 190 85 

34.05 78.15 210 94 34.85 77.95 180 80 35.05 76.85 190 85 

34.05 78.05 210 94 34.85 77.85 180 80 35.05 76.75 190 85 

34.15 78.25 210 94 34.85 77.75 180 80 35.15 77.65 180 80 

34.15 78.15 210 94 34.85 77.65 180 80 35.15 77.55 180 80 

34.15 78.05 210 94 34.85 77.55 190 85 35.15 77.45 180 80 

34.15 77.95 210 94 34.85 77.45 190 85 35.15 77.35 180 80 

34.25 77.95 210 94 34.85 77.35 190 85 35.15 77.25 180 80 

34.35 77.95 200 89 34.85 77.25 190 85 35.15 77.15 180 80 

34.35 77.85 200 89 34.85 77.15 190 85 35.15 77.05 180 80 

34.45 77.95 200 89 34.85 77.05 190 85 35.15 76.95 180 80 

34.45 77.85 200 89 34.85 76.95 190 85 35.15 76.85 180 80 

34.45 77.75 200 89 34.85 76.85 200 89 35.15 76.75 190 85 

34.45 77.65 200 89 34.85 76.75 200 89 35.15 76.65 190 85 
A-16 

Latitudes: 35.15 – 37.75 Latitudes: 38.45 – 41.35 Latitudes: 41.35 – 41.65 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

35.15 75.95 190 85 38.45 75.15 180 80 41.35 72.15 180 80 

35.25 77.35 180 80 40.65 73.65 180 80 41.35 72.05 180 80 

35.25 77.25 180 80 40.75 73.55 180 80 41.35 71.95 180 80 

35.25 77.15 180 80 40.75 73.45 180 80 41.35 71.85 180 80 

35.25 77.05 180 80 40.75 73.35 180 80 41.35 71.75 180 80 

35.25 76.95 180 80 40.75 73.25 180 80 41.35 70.85 190 85 

35.25 76.85 180 80 40.75 73.15 180 80 41.35 70.05 190 85 

35.25 76.75 180 80 40.85 73.45 180 80 41.45 72.65 180 80 

35.25 76.65 180 80 40.85 73.35 180 80 41.45 72.55 180 80 

35.25 75.65 190 85 40.85 73.25 180 80 41.45 72.45 180 80 

35.35 77.15 180 80 40.85 73.15 180 80 41.45 72.35 180 80 

35.35 77.05 180 80 40.85 73.05 180 80 41.45 72.25 180 80 

35.35 76.95 180 80 40.85 72.95 180 80 41.45 72.15 180 80 

35.35 76.85 180 80 40.85 72.85 190 85 41.45 72.05 180 80 

35.35 76.75 180 80 40.85 72.75 190 85 41.45 71.95 180 80 

35.35 75.55 190 85 40.85 72.65 190 85 41.45 71.85 180 80 

35.45 76.75 180 80 40.85 72.55 190 85 41.45 71.75 180 80 

35.45 76.55 180 80 40.95 73.15 180 80 41.45 71.65 180 80 

35.45 76.45 180 80 40.95 73.05 180 80 41.45 71.55 180 80 

35.45 76.35 180 80 40.95 72.95 180 80 41.45 70.65 190 85 

35.45 76.25 180 80 40.95 72.85 180 80 41.55 72.35 180 80 

35.45 76.15 180 80 40.95 72.75 180 80 41.55 72.25 180 80 

35.55 76.45 180 80 40.95 72.65 180 80 41.55 72.15 180 80 

35.55 76.35 180 80 40.95 72.45 190 85 41.55 72.05 180 80 

35.55 76.25 180 80 40.95 72.35 190 85 41.55 71.95 180 80 

35.55 76.15 180 80 40.95 72.25 190 85 41.55 71.85 180 80 

35.55 76.05 180 80 41.05 72.55 180 80 41.55 71.75 180 80 

35.65 76.25 180 80 41.05 72.25 190 85 41.55 71.65 180 80 

35.65 76.15 180 80 41.05 72.05 190 85 41.55 71.55 180 80 

35.65 76.05 180 80 41.15 73.25 180 80 41.55 71.15 190 85 

35.65 75.95 180 80 41.15 72.35 180 80 41.55 71.05 190 85 

35.65 75.85 180 80 41.25 73.05 180 80 41.65 71.95 180 80 

35.75 75.95 180 80 41.35 72.95 180 80 41.65 71.85 180 80 

35.75 75.85 180 80 41.35 72.85 180 80 41.65 71.75 180 80 

35.85 75.95 180 80 41.35 72.75 180 80 41.65 71.65 180 80 

35.85 75.85 180 80 41.35 72.65 180 80 41.65 71.55 180 80 

36.15 75.85 180 80 41.35 72.55 180 80 41.65 71.15 180 80 

36.35 75.85 180 80 41.35 72.45 180 80 41.65 71.05 180 80 

37.65 75.75 180 80 41.35 72.35 180 80 41.65 70.95 180 80 

37.75 75.65 180 80 41.35 72.25 180 80 41.65 70.65 190 85 
A-17 

Latitudes: 41.65 – 42.15 Latitudes: 42.25 – 44.35 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 

41.65 70.55 180 80 42.25 70.85 180 80 

41.65 70.45 190 85 44.35 68.25 180 80 

41.65 70.35 190 85 

41.75 71.55 180 80 

41.75 71.45 180 80 

41.75 71.35 180 80 

41.75 71.25 180 80 

41.75 71.15 180 80 

41.75 71.05 180 80 

41.75 70.95 180 80 

41.75 70.85 180 80 

41.75 70.75 180 80 

41.75 70.65 180 80 

41.75 70.55 180 80 

41.75 70.45 180 80 

41.75 70.15 180 80 

41.75 70.05 190 85 

41.85 71.35 180 80 

41.85 71.25 180 80 

41.85 71.15 180 80 

41.85 71.05 180 80 

41.85 70.95 180 80 

41.85 70.85 180 80 

41.85 70.75 180 80 

41.85 70.65 180 80 

41.95 71.15 180 80 

41.95 71.05 180 80 

41.95 70.95 180 80 

41.95 70.85 180 80 

41.95 70.75 180 80 

41.95 70.65 180 80 

41.95 70.05 180 80 

42.05 71.05 180 80 

42.05 70.95 180 80 

42.05 70.85 180 80 

42.05 70.75 180 80 

42.05 70.15 180 80 

42.15 70.95 180 80 

42.15 70.85 180 80 

42.15 70.75 180 80 
A-18 
B-1 

APPENDIX B: MAXIMUM PEAK GUST WIND SPEEDS ASSOCIATED 

WITH AN ANNUAL EXCEEDANCE PROBABILITY OF 10-7

Appendix B contains the maximum peak gust wind speeds associated with an annual 

exceedance probability of 10-7 (rounded up to the nearest 10 mph) on a 0.1 by 0.1 degree grid. 

Latitude and longitude of the grid represents the mid-point of the 0.1 degree by 0.1 degree 

square. 

Wind speed is only provided for locations where the hurricane wind speed exceeds the tornado 

wind speed with the same exceedance probability (see Figure 3-6).
B-2 

Latitudes: 25.05 - 25.35 Latitudes: 25.35 - 25.65 Latitudes: 25.65 - 25.85

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

25.05 81.25 290 130 25.35 81.05 260 116 25.65 81.25 250 112 

25.05 81.15 290 130 25.35 80.95 260 116 25.65 81.15 250 112 

25.05 81.05 280 125 25.35 80.85 250 112 25.65 81.05 240 107 

25.05 80.95 280 125 25.35 80.75 250 112 25.65 80.95 240 107 

25.05 80.85 280 125 25.35 80.65 250 112 25.65 80.85 230 103 

25.05 80.75 280 125 25.35 80.55 260 116 25.65 80.75 230 103 

25.05 80.65 280 125 25.35 80.45 260 116 25.65 80.65 230 103 

25.05 80.55 280 125 25.35 80.35 260 116 25.65 80.55 240 107 

25.05 80.45 280 125 25.35 80.25 270 121 25.65 80.45 240 107 

25.05 80.35 280 125 25.35 80.15 270 121 25.65 80.35 250 112 

25.05 80.25 280 125 25.45 81.35 270 121 25.65 80.25 250 112 

25.15 81.35 280 125 25.45 81.25 270 121 25.65 80.15 260 116 

25.15 81.25 280 125 25.45 81.15 260 116 25.75 97.55 210 94 

25.15 81.15 280 125 25.45 81.05 250 112 25.75 97.45 210 94 

25.15 81.05 280 125 25.45 80.95 250 112 25.75 97.35 220 98 

25.15 80.95 270 121 25.45 80.85 250 112 25.75 97.25 220 98 

25.15 80.85 270 121 25.45 80.75 240 107 25.75 97.15 220 98 

25.15 80.75 270 121 25.45 80.65 250 112 25.75 81.85 280 125 

25.15 80.65 270 121 25.45 80.55 250 112 25.75 81.75 280 125 

25.15 80.55 270 121 25.45 80.45 250 112 25.75 81.65 270 121 

25.15 80.45 270 121 25.45 80.35 260 116 25.75 81.55 270 121 

25.15 80.35 270 121 25.45 80.25 260 116 25.75 81.45 260 116 

25.15 80.25 280 125 25.55 81.35 270 121 25.75 81.35 260 116 

25.25 81.35 280 125 25.55 81.25 260 116 25.75 81.25 250 112 

25.25 81.25 280 125 25.55 81.15 250 112 25.75 81.15 240 107 

25.25 81.15 270 121 25.55 81.05 250 112 25.75 81.05 230 103 

25.25 81.05 270 121 25.55 80.95 240 107 25.75 80.95 230 103 

25.25 80.95 270 121 25.55 80.85 240 107 25.75 80.85 230 103 

25.25 80.85 260 116 25.55 80.75 240 107 25.75 80.75 230 103 

25.25 80.75 260 116 25.55 80.65 240 107 25.75 80.65 230 103 

25.25 80.65 260 116 25.55 80.55 240 107 25.75 80.55 230 103 

25.25 80.55 260 116 25.55 80.45 250 112 25.75 80.45 240 107 

25.25 80.45 270 121 25.55 80.35 250 112 25.75 80.35 240 107 

25.25 80.35 270 121 25.55 80.25 260 116 25.75 80.25 250 112 

25.25 80.25 270 121 25.55 80.15 260 116 25.75 80.15 260 116 

25.25 80.15 270 121 25.65 97.45 210 94 25.75 80.05 260 116 

25.35 81.35 280 125 25.65 97.35 210 94 25.85 97.55 210 94 

25.35 81.25 270 121 25.65 81.45 270 121 25.85 97.45 210 94 

25.35 81.15 270 121 25.65 81.35 260 116 25.85 97.35 220 98 
B-3 

Latitudes: 25.85 - 25.95 Latitudes: 25.95 - 26.15 Latitudes: 26.15 - 26.25 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps).

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps).

25.85 97.25 220 98 25.95 80.65 220 98 26.15 81.85 270 121 

25.85 97.15 220 98 25.95 80.55 230 103 26.15 81.75 260 116 

25.85 97.05 230 103 25.95 80.45 230 103 26.15 81.65 250 112 

25.85 81.85 280 125 25.95 80.35 240 107 26.15 81.55 240 107 

25.85 81.75 270 121 25.95 80.25 250 112 26.15 81.45 240 107 

25.85 81.65 270 121 25.95 80.15 250 112 26.15 81.35 230 103 

25.85 81.55 260 116 25.95 80.05 260 116 26.15 81.25 220 98 

25.85 81.45 260 116 26.05 97.55 210 94 26.15 81.15 220 98 

25.85 81.35 250 112 26.05 97.45 210 94 26.15 81.05 220 98 

25.85 81.25 240 107 26.05 97.35 220 98 26.15 80.95 210 94 

25.85 81.15 240 107 26.05 97.25 220 98 26.15 80.85 210 94 

25.85 81.05 230 103 26.05 97.15 230 103 26.15 80.75 220 98 

25.85 80.95 220 98 26.05 97.05 230 103 26.15 80.65 220 98 

25.85 80.85 220 98 26.05 81.95 280 125 26.15 80.55 220 98 

25.85 80.75 220 98 26.05 81.85 270 121 26.15 80.45 230 103 

25.85 80.65 220 98 26.05 81.75 270 121 26.15 80.35 240 107 

25.85 80.55 230 103 26.05 81.65 260 116 26.15 80.25 250 112 

25.85 80.45 230 103 26.05 81.55 250 112 26.15 80.15 250 112 

25.85 80.35 240 107 26.05 81.45 240 107 26.15 80.05 260 116 

25.85 80.25 250 112 26.05 81.35 240 107 26.15 79.95 260 116 

25.85 80.15 260 116 26.05 81.25 230 103 26.25 97.65 210 94 

25.85 80.05 260 116 26.05 81.15 220 98 26.25 97.55 210 94 

25.95 97.55 210 94 26.05 81.05 220 98 26.25 97.45 220 98 

25.95 97.45 210 94 26.05 80.95 220 98 26.25 97.35 220 98 

25.95 97.35 220 98 26.05 80.85 220 98 26.25 97.25 230 103 

25.95 97.25 220 98 26.05 80.75 220 98 26.25 97.15 230 103 

25.95 97.15 230 103 26.05 80.65 220 98 26.25 97.05 230 103 

25.95 97.05 230 103 26.05 80.55 220 98 26.25 81.95 270 121 

25.95 81.85 270 121 26.05 80.45 230 103 26.25 81.85 260 116 

25.95 81.75 270 121 26.05 80.35 240 107 26.25 81.75 260 116 

25.95 81.65 260 116 26.05 80.25 250 112 26.25 81.65 250 112 

25.95 81.55 260 116 26.05 80.15 250 112 26.25 81.55 240 107 

25.95 81.45 250 112 26.05 80.05 260 116 26.25 81.45 230 103 

25.95 81.35 240 107 26.15 97.55 210 94 26.25 81.35 230 103 

25.95 81.25 240 107 26.15 97.45 220 98 26.25 81.25 220 98 

25.95 81.15 230 103 26.15 97.35 220 98 26.25 81.15 220 98 

25.95 81.05 220 98 26.15 97.25 220 98 26.25 81.05 210 94 

25.95 80.95 220 98 26.15 97.15 230 103 26.25 80.95 210 94 

25.95 80.85 220 98 26.15 97.05 230 103 26.25 80.85 210 94 

25.95 80.75 220 98 26.15 81.95 270 121 26.25 80.75 210 94 
B-4 

Latitudes: 26.25 - 26.45 Latitudes: 26.45 - 26.55 Latitudes: 26.55 - 26.65

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

26.25 80.65 220 98 26.45 97.45 220 98 26.55 81.75 240 107 

26.25 80.55 220 98 26.45 97.35 220 98 26.55 81.65 230 103 

26.25 80.45 230 103 26.45 97.25 230 103 26.55 81.55 220 98 

26.25 80.35 240 107 26.45 97.15 230 103 26.55 81.45 220 98 

26.25 80.25 250 112 26.45 82.25 270 121 26.55 81.35 210 94 

26.25 80.15 250 112 26.45 82.15 270 121 26.55 81.25 210 94 

26.25 80.05 260 116 26.45 82.05 270 121 26.55 81.15 210 94 

26.25 79.95 260 116 26.45 81.95 260 116 26.55 81.05 210 94 

26.35 97.65 210 94 26.45 81.85 250 112 26.55 80.95 210 94 

26.35 97.55 210 94 26.45 81.75 240 107 26.55 80.85 210 94 

26.35 97.45 220 98 26.45 81.65 240 107 26.55 80.75 220 98 

26.35 97.35 220 98 26.45 81.55 230 103 26.55 80.65 220 98 

26.35 97.25 230 103 26.45 81.45 220 98 26.55 80.55 230 103 

26.35 97.15 230 103 26.45 81.35 220 98 26.55 80.45 230 103 

26.35 82.25 280 125 26.45 81.25 210 94 26.55 80.35 240 107 

26.35 82.15 270 121 26.45 81.15 210 94 26.55 80.25 250 112 

26.35 82.05 270 121 26.45 81.05 210 94 26.55 80.15 250 112 

26.35 81.95 270 121 26.45 80.95 210 94 26.55 80.05 260 116 

26.35 81.85 260 116 26.45 80.85 210 94 26.55 79.95 270 121 

26.35 81.75 250 112 26.45 80.75 220 98 26.65 97.65 210 94 

26.35 81.65 240 107 26.45 80.65 220 98 26.65 97.55 210 94 

26.35 81.55 230 103 26.45 80.55 220 98 26.65 97.45 220 98 

26.35 81.45 230 103 26.45 80.45 230 103 26.65 97.35 220 98 

26.35 81.35 220 98 26.45 80.35 240 107 26.65 97.25 230 103 

26.35 81.25 220 98 26.45 80.25 250 112 26.65 82.35 270 121 

26.35 81.15 210 94 26.45 80.15 250 112 26.65 82.25 270 121 

26.35 81.05 210 94 26.45 80.05 260 116 26.65 82.15 260 116 

26.35 80.95 210 94 26.45 79.95 270 121 26.65 82.05 260 116 

26.35 80.85 210 94 26.55 97.65 210 94 26.65 81.95 250 112 

26.35 80.75 210 94 26.55 97.55 210 94 26.65 81.85 240 107 

26.35 80.65 220 98 26.55 97.45 220 98 26.65 81.75 230 103 

26.35 80.55 220 98 26.55 97.35 220 98 26.65 81.65 230 103 

26.35 80.45 230 103 26.55 97.25 230 103 26.65 81.55 220 98 

26.35 80.35 240 107 26.55 97.15 230 103 26.65 81.45 220 98 

26.35 80.25 250 112 26.55 82.35 270 121 26.65 81.35 210 94 

26.35 80.15 250 112 26.55 82.25 270 121 26.65 81.25 210 94 

26.35 80.05 260 116 26.55 82.15 270 121 26.65 81.15 210 94 

26.35 79.95 270 121 26.55 82.05 260 116 26.65 81.05 210 94 

26.45 97.65 210 94 26.55 81.95 260 116 26.65 80.95 210 94 

26.45 97.55 210 94 26.55 81.85 250 112 26.65 80.85 210 94 
B-5 

Latitudes: 25.65 - 26.75 Latitudes: 26.85 - 26.95 Latitudes: 26.95 - 27.05 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

26.65 80.75 220 98 26.85 97.65 210 94 26.95 82.25 250 112 

26.65 80.65 220 98 26.85 97.55 220 98 26.95 82.15 240 107 

26.65 80.55 230 103 26.85 97.45 220 98 26.95 82.05 240 107 

26.65 80.45 230 103 26.85 97.35 230 103 26.95 81.95 230 103 

26.65 80.35 240 107 26.85 97.25 230 103 26.95 81.85 220 98 

26.65 80.25 250 112 26.85 82.55 260 116 26.95 81.75 220 98 

26.65 80.15 260 116 26.85 82.45 260 116 26.95 81.65 220 98 

26.65 80.05 260 116 26.85 82.35 260 116 26.95 81.55 210 94 

26.65 79.95 270 121 26.85 82.25 250 112 26.95 81.45 210 94 

26.75 97.65 210 94 26.85 82.15 250 112 26.95 81.35 210 94 

26.75 97.55 220 98 26.85 82.05 240 107 26.95 81.25 210 94 

26.75 97.45 220 98 26.85 81.95 240 107 26.95 81.15 210 94 

26.75 97.35 230 103 26.85 81.85 230 103 26.95 81.05 210 94 

26.75 97.25 230 103 26.85 81.75 220 98 26.95 80.95 210 94 

26.75 82.45 270 121 26.85 81.65 220 98 26.95 80.85 220 98 

26.75 82.35 270 121 26.85 81.55 210 94 26.95 80.75 220 98 

26.75 82.25 260 116 26.85 81.45 210 94 26.95 80.65 230 103 

26.75 82.15 260 116 26.85 81.35 210 94 26.95 80.55 230 103 

26.75 82.05 250 112 26.85 81.25 210 94 26.95 80.45 240 107 

26.75 81.95 240 107 26.85 81.15 210 94 26.95 80.35 240 107 

26.75 81.85 240 107 26.85 81.05 210 94 26.95 80.25 250 112 

26.75 81.75 230 103 26.85 80.95 210 94 26.95 80.15 260 116 

26.75 81.65 220 98 26.85 80.85 220 98 26.95 80.05 260 116 

26.75 81.55 220 98 26.85 80.75 220 98 26.95 79.95 270 121 

26.75 81.45 210 94 26.85 80.65 220 98 27.05 97.65 210 94 

26.75 81.35 210 94 26.85 80.55 230 103 27.05 97.55 220 98 

26.75 81.25 210 94 26.85 80.45 240 107 27.05 97.45 220 98 

26.75 81.15 210 94 26.85 80.35 240 107 27.05 97.35 230 103 

26.75 81.05 210 94 26.85 80.25 250 112 27.05 97.25 230 103 

26.75 80.95 210 94 26.85 80.15 260 116 27.05 82.65 260 116 

26.75 80.85 220 98 26.85 80.05 260 116 27.05 82.55 260 116 

26.75 80.75 220 98 26.85 79.95 270 121 27.05 82.45 250 112 

26.75 80.65 220 98 26.95 97.65 210 94 27.05 82.35 250 112 

26.75 80.55 230 103 26.95 97.55 220 98 27.05 82.25 240 107 

26.75 80.45 230 103 26.95 97.45 220 98 27.05 81.95 220 98 

26.75 80.35 240 107 26.95 97.35 230 103 27.05 81.85 220 98 

26.75 80.25 250 112 26.95 97.25 230 103 27.05 81.75 210 94 

26.75 80.15 260 116 26.95 82.55 260 116 27.05 81.65 210 94 

26.75 80.05 260 116 26.95 82.45 260 116 27.05 81.55 210 94 

26.75 79.95 270 121 26.95 82.35 250 112 27.05 81.45 210 94 
B-6 

Latitudes: 27.05 - 27.15 Latitudes: 27.15 – 27.35 Latitudes: 27.35 – 27.55 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

27.05 81.35 210 94 27.15 80.05 260 116 27.35 80.55 240 107 

27.05 81.25 210 94 27.25 97.65 210 94 27.35 80.45 240 107 

27.05 81.15 210 94 27.25 97.55 210 94 27.35 80.35 250 112 

27.05 81.05 210 94 27.25 97.45 220 98 27.35 80.25 260 116 

27.05 80.95 210 94 27.25 97.35 220 98 27.35 80.15 260 116 

27.05 80.85 220 98 27.25 97.25 230 103 27.45 97.55 210 94 

27.05 80.75 220 98 27.25 82.75 250 112 27.45 97.45 220 98 

27.05 80.65 230 103 27.25 82.65 250 112 27.45 97.35 220 98 

27.05 80.55 230 103 27.25 82.55 240 107 27.45 97.25 230 103 

27.05 80.45 240 107 27.25 82.45 240 107 27.45 97.15 230 103 

27.05 80.35 250 112 27.25 81.95 210 94 27.45 82.85 250 112 

27.05 80.25 250 112 27.25 81.85 210 94 27.45 82.75 250 112 

27.05 80.15 260 116 27.25 81.75 210 94 27.45 82.65 240 107 

27.05 80.05 260 116 27.25 81.15 210 94 27.45 82.55 240 107 

27.15 97.65 210 94 27.25 81.05 210 94 27.45 81.05 210 94 

27.15 97.55 210 94 27.25 80.95 210 94 27.45 80.95 210 94 

27.15 97.45 220 98 27.25 80.85 220 98 27.45 80.85 220 98 

27.15 97.35 230 103 27.25 80.75 220 98 27.45 80.75 220 98 

27.15 97.25 230 103 27.25 80.65 230 103 27.45 80.65 230 103 

27.15 82.75 260 116 27.25 80.55 240 107 27.45 80.55 240 107 

27.15 82.65 250 112 27.25 80.45 240 107 27.45 80.45 250 112 

27.15 82.55 250 112 27.25 80.35 250 112 27.45 80.35 250 112 

27.15 82.45 240 107 27.25 80.25 250 112 27.45 80.25 260 116 

27.15 82.35 240 107 27.25 80.15 260 116 27.55 97.55 210 94 

27.15 81.95 220 98 27.35 97.55 210 94 27.55 97.45 210 94 

27.15 81.85 210 94 27.35 97.45 220 98 27.55 97.35 220 98 

27.15 81.75 210 94 27.35 97.35 220 98 27.55 97.25 230 103 

27.15 81.65 210 94 27.35 97.25 230 103 27.55 97.15 230 103 

27.15 81.55 210 94 27.35 97.15 230 103 27.55 97.05 230 103 

27.15 81.15 210 94 27.35 82.85 250 112 27.55 82.85 250 112 

27.15 81.05 210 94 27.35 82.75 250 112 27.55 82.75 240 107 

27.15 80.95 210 94 27.35 82.65 250 112 27.55 82.65 240 107 

27.15 80.85 220 98 27.35 82.55 240 107 27.55 81.05 210 94 

27.15 80.75 220 98 27.35 81.95 210 94 27.55 80.95 210 94 

27.15 80.65 230 103 27.35 81.85 210 94 27.55 80.85 220 98 

27.15 80.55 230 103 27.35 81.05 210 94 27.55 80.75 230 103 

27.15 80.45 240 107 27.35 80.95 210 94 27.55 80.65 230 103 

27.15 80.35 250 112 27.35 80.85 220 98 27.55 80.55 240 107 

27.15 80.25 250 112 27.35 80.75 220 98 27.55 80.45 250 112 

27.15 80.15 260 116 27.35 80.65 230 103 27.55 80.35 250 112 
B-7 

Latitudes: 27.55 – 27.86 Latitudes: 27.85 – 28.05 Latitudes: 28.05 – 28.25 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

27.55 80.25 260 116 27.85 97.05 230 103 28.05 81.15 210 94 

27.65 97.55 210 94 27.85 96.95 230 103 28.05 81.05 210 94 

27.65 97.45 210 94 27.85 96.85 230 103 28.05 80.95 220 98 

27.65 97.35 220 98 27.85 82.95 240 107 28.05 80.85 220 98 

27.65 97.25 220 98 27.85 82.85 240 107 28.05 80.75 230 103 

27.65 97.15 230 103 27.85 81.05 210 94 28.05 80.65 240 107 

27.65 97.05 230 103 27.85 80.95 210 94 28.05 80.55 240 107 

27.65 82.95 250 112 27.85 80.85 220 98 28.05 80.45 250 112 

27.65 82.85 240 107 27.85 80.75 230 103 28.15 97.25 210 94 

27.65 82.75 240 107 27.85 80.65 240 107 28.15 97.15 210 94 

27.65 81.05 210 94 27.85 80.55 240 107 28.15 97.05 220 98 

27.65 80.95 210 94 27.85 80.45 250 112 28.15 96.95 220 98 

27.65 80.85 220 98 27.85 80.35 250 112 28.15 96.85 220 98 

27.65 80.75 230 103 27.95 97.35 210 94 28.15 96.75 230 103 

27.65 80.65 230 103 27.95 97.25 220 98 28.15 96.65 230 103 

27.65 80.55 240 107 27.95 97.15 220 98 28.15 96.55 230 103 

27.65 80.45 250 112 27.95 97.05 220 98 28.15 96.45 230 103 

27.65 80.35 250 112 27.95 96.95 230 103 28.15 96.35 230 103 

27.65 80.25 260 116 27.95 96.85 230 103 28.15 82.95 240 107 

27.75 97.45 210 94 27.95 96.75 230 103 28.15 81.15 210 94 

27.75 97.35 220 98 27.95 96.65 230 103 28.15 81.05 210 94 

27.75 97.25 220 98 27.95 82.95 240 107 28.15 80.95 220 98 

27.75 97.15 230 103 27.95 82.85 240 107 28.15 80.85 230 103 

27.75 97.05 230 103 27.95 81.05 210 94 28.15 80.75 230 103 

27.75 96.95 230 103 27.95 80.95 220 98 28.15 80.65 240 107 

27.75 82.95 240 107 27.95 80.85 220 98 28.15 80.55 240 107 

27.75 82.85 240 107 27.95 80.75 230 103 28.25 97.15 210 94 

27.75 82.75 240 107 27.95 80.65 240 107 28.25 97.05 210 94 

27.75 81.05 210 94 27.95 80.55 240 107 28.25 96.95 220 98 

27.75 80.95 210 94 27.95 80.45 250 112 28.25 96.85 220 98 

27.75 80.85 220 98 28.05 97.35 210 94 28.25 96.75 220 98 

27.75 80.75 230 103 28.05 97.25 210 94 28.25 96.65 230 103 

27.75 80.65 240 107 28.05 97.15 220 98 28.25 96.55 230 103 

27.75 80.55 240 107 28.05 97.05 220 98 28.25 96.45 230 103 

27.75 80.45 250 112 28.05 96.95 220 98 28.25 96.35 230 103 

27.75 80.35 250 112 28.05 96.85 230 103 28.25 81.15 210 94 

27.85 97.45 210 94 28.05 96.75 230 103 28.25 81.05 210 94 

27.85 97.35 210 94 28.05 96.65 230 103 28.25 80.95 220 98 

27.85 97.25 220 98 28.05 96.55 230 103 28.25 80.85 230 103 

27.85 97.15 220 98 28.05 82.95 240 107 28.25 80.75 230 103 
B-8 

Latitudes: 28.25 – 28.45 Latitudes: 28.45 – 28.65 Latitudes: 28.65 – 28.85 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

28.25 80.65 240 107 28.45 80.55 240 107 28.65 80.95 230 103 

28.25 80.55 240 107 28.45 80.45 250 112 28.65 80.85 230 103 

28.35 97.05 210 94 28.55 96.85 210 94 28.65 80.75 240 107 

28.35 96.95 210 94 28.55 96.75 210 94 28.65 80.65 240 107 

28.35 96.85 220 98 28.55 96.65 210 94 28.65 80.55 240 107 

28.35 96.75 220 98 28.55 96.55 220 98 28.75 96.45 210 94 

28.35 96.65 220 98 28.55 96.45 220 98 28.75 96.35 210 94 

28.35 96.55 220 98 28.55 96.35 220 98 28.75 96.25 210 94 

28.35 96.45 230 103 28.55 96.25 220 98 28.75 96.15 210 94 

28.35 96.35 230 103 28.55 96.15 220 98 28.75 96.05 220 98 

28.35 96.25 230 103 28.55 96.05 230 103 28.75 95.95 220 98 

28.35 96.15 230 103 28.55 95.95 230 103 28.75 95.85 220 98 

28.35 96.05 230 103 28.55 95.85 230 103 28.75 95.75 220 98 

28.35 81.15 210 94 28.55 95.75 230 103 28.75 95.65 220 98 

28.35 81.05 210 94 28.55 95.65 230 103 28.75 95.55 230 103 

28.35 80.95 220 98 28.55 81.25 210 94 28.75 95.45 230 103 

28.35 80.85 230 103 28.55 81.15 210 94 28.75 95.35 230 103 

28.35 80.75 230 103 28.55 81.05 220 98 28.75 95.25 230 103 

28.35 80.65 240 107 28.55 80.95 230 103 28.75 89.45 270 121 

28.35 80.55 240 107 28.55 80.85 230 103 28.75 89.35 270 121 

28.35 80.45 250 112 28.55 80.75 240 107 28.75 81.25 210 94 

28.45 96.95 210 94 28.55 80.65 240 107 28.75 81.15 220 98 

28.45 96.85 210 94 28.55 80.55 240 107 28.75 81.05 220 98 

28.45 96.75 210 94 28.55 80.45 250 112 28.75 80.95 230 103 

28.45 96.65 220 98 28.65 96.65 210 94 28.75 80.85 230 103 

28.45 96.55 220 98 28.65 96.55 210 94 28.75 80.75 240 107 

28.45 96.45 220 98 28.65 96.45 210 94 28.75 80.65 240 107 

28.45 96.35 220 98 28.65 96.35 220 98 28.75 80.55 240 107 

28.45 96.25 230 103 28.65 96.25 220 98 28.85 96.25 210 94 

28.45 96.15 230 103 28.65 96.15 220 98 28.85 96.15 210 94 

28.45 96.05 230 103 28.65 96.05 220 98 28.85 96.05 210 94 

28.45 95.95 230 103 28.65 95.95 220 98 28.85 95.95 210 94 

28.45 95.85 230 103 28.65 95.85 220 98 28.85 95.85 220 98 

28.45 81.25 210 94 28.65 95.75 230 103 28.85 95.75 220 98 

28.45 81.15 210 94 28.65 95.65 230 103 28.85 95.65 220 98 

28.45 81.05 220 98 28.65 95.55 230 103 28.85 95.55 220 98 

28.45 80.95 220 98 28.65 95.45 230 103 28.85 95.45 230 103 

28.45 80.85 230 103 28.65 81.25 210 94 28.85 95.35 230 103 

28.45 80.75 240 107 28.65 81.15 210 94 28.85 95.25 230 103 

28.45 80.65 240 107 28.65 81.05 220 98 28.85 95.15 230 103 
B-9 

Latitudes: 28.85 – 28.95 Latitudes: 28.95 - 29.15 Latitudes: 29.15 – 29.25 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

28.85 89.55 270 121 28.95 81.25 210 94 29.15 91.25 250 112 

28.85 89.45 270 121 28.95 81.15 220 98 29.15 91.15 250 112 

28.85 89.35 270 121 28.95 81.05 230 103 29.15 91.05 250 112 

28.85 89.25 270 121 28.95 80.95 230 103 29.15 90.95 250 112 

28.85 89.15 270 121 28.95 80.85 240 107 29.15 90.85 250 112 

28.85 89.05 270 121 28.95 80.75 240 107 29.15 90.75 260 116 

28.85 81.35 210 94 29.05 94.85 240 107 29.15 90.65 260 116 

28.85 81.25 210 94 29.05 91.35 260 116 29.15 90.55 260 116 

28.85 81.15 220 98 29.05 91.25 260 116 29.15 90.45 260 116 

28.85 81.05 230 103 29.05 91.15 260 116 29.15 90.35 260 116 

28.85 80.95 230 103 29.05 91.05 260 116 29.15 90.25 260 116 

28.85 80.85 240 107 29.05 90.95 260 116 29.15 90.15 260 116 

28.85 80.75 240 107 29.05 90.85 260 116 29.15 90.05 260 116 

28.85 80.65 240 107 29.05 90.75 260 116 29.15 89.95 270 121 

28.95 96.05 210 94 29.05 90.65 260 116 29.15 89.85 270 121 

28.95 95.95 210 94 29.05 90.55 260 116 29.15 89.75 270 121 

28.95 95.85 210 94 29.05 90.35 260 116 29.15 89.65 260 116 

28.95 95.75 210 94 29.05 90.25 270 121 29.15 89.55 260 116 

28.95 95.65 220 98 29.05 90.15 270 121 29.15 89.45 260 116 

28.95 95.55 220 98 29.05 90.05 270 121 29.15 89.35 260 116 

28.95 95.45 220 98 29.05 89.95 270 121 29.15 89.25 260 116 

28.95 95.35 220 98 29.05 89.55 270 121 29.15 89.15 260 116 

28.95 95.25 230 103 29.05 89.45 260 116 29.15 89.05 260 116 

28.95 95.15 230 103 29.05 89.35 260 116 29.15 88.95 270 121 

28.95 95.05 230 103 29.05 89.25 260 116 29.15 81.45 210 94 

28.95 90.95 260 116 29.05 89.15 260 116 29.15 81.35 210 94 

28.95 90.85 260 116 29.05 89.05 260 116 29.15 81.25 220 98 

28.95 90.75 260 116 29.05 88.95 270 121 29.15 81.15 230 103 

28.95 90.65 270 121 29.05 81.35 210 94 29.15 81.05 230 103 

28.95 90.35 270 121 29.05 81.25 220 98 29.15 80.95 240 107 

28.95 90.25 270 121 29.05 81.15 220 98 29.15 80.85 240 107 

28.95 90.15 270 121 29.05 81.05 230 103 29.25 94.75 240 107 

28.95 89.55 270 121 29.05 80.95 230 103 29.25 94.65 240 107 

28.95 89.45 270 121 29.05 80.85 240 107 29.25 91.45 250 112 

28.95 89.35 270 121 29.05 80.75 240 107 29.25 91.35 250 112 

28.95 89.25 270 121 29.15 94.85 240 107 29.25 91.25 250 112 

28.95 89.15 270 121 29.15 94.75 240 107 29.25 91.15 250 112 

28.95 89.05 270 121 29.15 94.65 240 107 29.25 91.05 250 112 

28.95 88.95 270 121 29.15 91.45 260 116 29.25 90.95 250 112 

28.95 81.35 210 94 29.15 91.35 250 112 29.25 90.85 250 112 
B-10 

Latitudes: 29.25 – 29.35 Latitudes: 29.35 – 29.45 Latitudes: 29.45 – 29.55 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

29.25 90.75 250 112 29.35 91.15 240 107 29.45 92.15 250 112

29.25 90.65 250 112 29.35 91.05 240 107 29.45 92.05 250 112

29.25 90.55 250 112 29.35 90.95 240 107 29.45 91.95 250 112

29.25 90.45 250 112 29.35 90.85 240 107 29.45 91.85 250 112

29.25 90.35 250 112 29.35 90.75 240 107 29.45 91.75 250 112

29.25 90.25 260 116 29.35 90.65 240 107 29.45 91.65 250 112

29.25 90.15 260 116 29.35 90.55 240 107 29.45 91.55 240 107

29.25 90.05 260 116 29.35 90.45 240 107 29.45 91.45 240 107

29.25 89.95 260 116 29.35 90.35 250 112 29.45 91.35 240 107

29.25 89.85 260 116 29.35 90.25 250 112 29.45 91.25 240 107

29.25 89.75 260 116 29.35 90.15 250 112 29.45 90.45 240 107

29.25 89.65 260 116 29.35 90.05 250 112 29.45 90.35 240 107

29.25 89.55 260 116 29.35 89.95 260 116 29.45 90.25 240 107

29.25 89.45 260 116 29.35 89.85 260 116 29.45 90.15 240 107

29.25 89.35 260 116 29.35 89.75 260 116 29.45 90.05 250 112

29.25 89.25 260 116 29.35 89.65 260 116 29.45 89.95 250 112

29.25 89.15 260 116 29.35 89.55 260 116 29.45 89.85 250 112

29.25 89.05 260 116 29.35 89.45 260 116 29.45 89.75 250 112

29.25 88.95 270 121 29.35 89.35 260 116 29.45 89.65 250 112

29.25 81.45 210 94 29.35 89.25 260 116 29.45 89.55 250 112

29.25 81.35 210 94 29.35 89.15 260 116 29.45 89.45 260 116

29.25 81.25 220 98 29.35 89.05 270 121 29.45 89.35 260 116

29.25 81.15 230 103 29.35 81.45 210 94 29.45 89.25 260 116

29.25 81.05 230 103 29.35 81.35 220 98 29.45 89.15 270 121

29.25 80.95 240 107 29.35 81.25 220 98 29.45 81.55 210 94

29.35 94.65 240 107 29.35 81.15 230 103 29.45 81.45 210 94

29.35 94.55 240 107 29.35 81.05 230 103 29.45 81.35 220 98

29.35 94.45 240 107 29.35 80.95 240 107 29.45 81.25 230 103

29.35 94.35 240 107 29.45 94.55 240 107 29.45 81.15 230 103

29.35 92.45 250 112 29.45 94.45 240 107 29.45 81.05 240 107

29.35 92.35 250 112 29.45 94.35 240 107 29.55 94.25 240 107

29.35 92.25 250 112 29.45 94.25 240 107 29.55 94.15 240 107

29.35 91.95 250 112 29.45 94.15 240 107 29.55 94.05 240 107

29.35 91.85 250 112 29.45 92.85 250 112 29.55 93.95 240 107

29.35 91.75 250 112 29.45 92.75 250 112 29.55 93.85 240 107

29.35 91.65 250 112 29.45 92.65 250 112 29.55 93.75 240 107

29.35 91.55 250 112 29.45 92.55 250 112 29.55 93.65 240 107

29.35 91.45 250 112 29.45 92.45 250 112 29.55 93.15 250 112

29.35 91.35 240 107 29.45 92.35 250 112 29.55 93.05 250 112

29.35 91.25 240 107 29.45 92.25 250 112 29.55 92.95 250 112
B-11 

Latitudes: 29.55 – 29.65 Latitudes: 29.65 – 29.75 Latitudes: 29.75 – 30.05 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

29.55 92.85 250 112 29.65 93.05 240 107 29.75 89.85 240 107

29.55 92.75 250 112 29.65 92.95 240 107 29.75 89.75 240 107

29.55 92.65 250 112 29.65 92.85 240 107 29.75 89.65 250 112

29.55 92.55 250 112 29.65 92.75 240 107 29.75 89.55 250 112

29.55 92.45 250 112 29.65 92.65 240 107 29.75 89.45 260 116

29.55 92.35 250 112 29.65 92.55 240 107 29.75 89.35 260 116

29.55 92.25 250 112 29.65 92.45 240 107 29.75 89.25 270 121

29.55 92.15 250 112 29.65 92.35 240 107 29.75 81.65 210 94

29.55 92.05 250 112 29.65 92.25 240 107 29.75 81.55 210 94

29.55 91.95 250 112 29.65 92.15 240 107 29.75 81.45 220 98

29.55 91.85 240 107 29.65 92.05 240 107 29.75 81.35 220 98

29.55 91.75 240 107 29.65 91.95 240 107 29.75 81.25 230 103

29.55 91.65 240 107 29.65 91.85 240 107 29.75 81.15 230 103

29.55 91.55 240 107 29.65 91.75 240 107 29.85 89.75 240 107

29.55 91.45 240 107 29.65 91.65 240 107 29.85 89.65 250 112

29.55 90.15 240 107 29.65 89.95 240 107 29.85 89.55 250 112

29.55 90.05 240 107 29.65 89.85 240 107 29.85 89.45 260 116

29.55 89.95 240 107 29.65 89.75 250 112 29.85 89.35 260 116

29.55 89.85 250 112 29.65 89.65 250 112 29.85 89.25 270 121

29.55 89.75 250 112 29.65 89.55 250 112 29.85 81.65 210 94

29.55 89.65 250 112 29.65 89.45 260 116 29.85 81.55 210 94

29.55 89.55 250 112 29.65 89.35 260 116 29.85 81.45 220 98

29.55 89.45 260 116 29.65 89.25 270 121 29.85 81.35 230 103

29.55 89.35 260 116 29.65 81.55 210 94 29.85 81.25 230 103

29.55 81.55 210 94 29.65 81.45 220 98 29.85 81.15 230 103

29.55 81.45 210 94 29.65 81.35 220 98 29.95 89.75 240 107

29.55 81.35 220 98 29.65 81.25 230 103 29.95 89.65 240 107

29.55 81.25 230 103 29.65 81.15 230 103 29.95 89.55 250 112

29.55 81.15 230 103 29.75 93.65 240 107 29.95 89.45 260 116

29.55 81.05 240 107 29.75 93.55 240 107 29.95 89.35 260 116

29.65 94.05 240 107 29.75 93.45 240 107 29.95 89.25 270 121

29.65 93.95 240 107 29.75 93.35 240 107 29.95 81.65 210 94

29.65 93.85 240 107 29.75 93.25 240 107 29.95 81.55 220 98

29.65 93.75 240 107 29.75 93.15 240 107 29.95 81.45 220 98

29.65 93.65 240 107 29.75 93.05 240 107 29.95 81.35 230 103

29.65 93.55 240 107 29.75 92.95 240 107 29.95 81.25 230 103

29.65 93.45 240 107 29.75 92.85 240 107 30.05 89.65 240 107

29.65 93.35 240 107 29.75 92.75 240 107 30.05 89.55 250 112

29.65 93.25 240 107 29.75 92.65 240 107 30.05 89.45 250 112

29.65 93.15 240 107 29.75 92.55 240 107 30.05 89.35 260 116
B-12 

Latitudes: 30.05 – 30.25 Latitudes: 30.25 – 30.35 Latitudes: 30.35 – 30.45 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

30.05 88.05 280 125 30.25 89.55 240 107 30.35 88.95 260 116 

30.05 87.95 280 125 30.25 89.45 250 112 30.35 88.85 260 116 

30.05 87.85 270 121 30.25 89.35 250 112 30.35 88.75 260 116 

30.05 87.75 270 121 30.25 89.25 260 116 30.35 88.65 260 116 

30.05 87.65 270 121 30.25 89.15 260 116 30.35 88.55 260 116 

30.05 81.65 210 94 30.25 89.05 260 116 30.35 88.45 260 116 

30.05 81.55 220 98 30.25 88.95 260 116 30.35 88.35 260 116 

30.05 81.45 220 98 30.25 88.85 260 116 30.35 88.25 260 116 

30.05 81.35 230 103 30.25 88.75 260 116 30.35 88.15 260 116 

30.05 81.25 230 103 30.25 88.65 270 121 30.35 88.05 260 116 

30.15 89.65 240 107 30.25 88.55 270 121 30.35 87.95 260 116 

30.15 89.55 240 107 30.25 88.45 270 121 30.35 87.85 260 116 

30.15 89.45 250 112 30.25 88.35 270 121 30.35 87.75 260 116 

30.15 89.35 260 116 30.25 88.25 270 121 30.35 87.65 260 116 

30.15 89.25 260 116 30.25 88.15 270 121 30.35 87.55 250 112 

30.15 89.15 270 121 30.25 88.05 270 121 30.35 87.45 250 112 

30.15 89.05 270 121 30.25 87.95 270 121 30.35 87.35 250 112 

30.15 88.75 270 121 30.25 87.85 270 121 30.35 87.25 250 112 

30.15 88.65 270 121 30.25 87.75 260 116 30.35 87.15 250 112 

30.15 88.55 270 121 30.25 87.65 260 116 30.35 87.05 240 107 

30.15 88.45 270 121 30.25 87.55 260 116 30.35 86.95 240 107 

30.15 88.25 270 121 30.25 87.45 260 116 30.35 86.85 240 107 

30.15 88.15 270 121 30.25 87.35 260 116 30.35 86.75 240 107 

30.15 88.05 270 121 30.25 87.25 250 112 30.35 81.75 210 94 

30.15 87.95 270 121 30.25 87.15 250 112 30.35 81.65 210 94 

30.15 87.85 270 121 30.25 87.05 250 112 30.35 81.55 220 98 

30.15 87.75 270 121 30.25 86.95 250 112 30.35 81.45 220 98 

30.15 87.65 270 121 30.25 86.85 240 107 30.35 81.35 230 103 

30.15 87.55 260 116 30.25 86.75 240 107 30.45 89.35 240 107 

30.15 87.45 260 116 30.25 86.65 240 107 30.45 89.25 240 107 

30.15 87.35 260 116 30.25 81.75 210 94 30.45 89.15 240 107 

30.15 87.25 260 116 30.25 81.65 210 94 30.45 89.05 250 112 

30.15 87.15 260 116 30.25 81.55 220 98 30.45 88.95 250 112 

30.15 87.05 250 112 30.25 81.45 220 98 30.45 88.85 250 112 

30.15 81.75 210 94 30.25 81.35 230 103 30.45 88.75 250 112 

30.15 81.65 210 94 30.35 89.45 240 107 30.45 88.65 250 112 

30.15 81.55 220 98 30.35 89.35 240 107 30.45 88.55 250 112 

30.15 81.45 220 98 30.35 89.25 250 112 30.45 88.45 250 112 

30.15 81.35 230 103 30.35 89.15 250 112 30.45 88.35 250 112 

30.15 81.25 230 103 30.35 89.05 250 112 30.45 88.25 250 112 
B-13 

Latitudes: 30.45 – 30.55 Latitudes: 30.55 – 31.25 Latitudes: 31.25 – 31.75 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

30.45 88.15 250 112 30.55 81.35 230 103 31.25 81.55 220 98 

30.45 88.05 250 112 30.65 81.75 210 94 31.25 81.45 230 103 

30.45 87.95 250 112 30.65 81.65 220 98 31.25 81.35 230 103 

30.45 87.85 250 112 30.65 81.55 220 98 31.25 81.25 230 103 

30.45 87.75 250 112 30.65 81.45 230 103 31.25 81.15 240 107 

30.45 87.65 250 112 30.65 81.35 230 103 31.35 81.75 210 94 

30.45 87.55 250 112 30.75 81.85 210 94 31.35 81.65 210 94 

30.45 87.45 240 107 30.75 81.75 210 94 31.35 81.55 220 98 

30.45 87.35 240 107 30.75 81.65 220 98 31.35 81.45 220 98 

30.45 87.25 240 107 30.75 81.55 220 98 31.35 81.35 230 103 

30.45 87.15 240 107 30.75 81.45 230 103 31.35 81.25 230 103 

30.45 87.05 240 107 30.75 81.35 230 103 31.35 81.15 240 107 

30.45 86.95 240 107 30.85 81.85 210 94 31.45 81.75 210 94 

30.45 81.75 210 94 30.85 81.75 210 94 31.45 81.65 210 94 

30.45 81.65 220 98 30.85 81.65 220 98 31.45 81.55 220 98 

30.45 81.55 220 98 30.85 81.55 220 98 31.45 81.45 220 98 

30.45 81.45 230 103 30.85 81.45 230 103 31.45 81.35 230 103 

30.45 81.35 230 103 30.85 81.35 230 103 31.45 81.25 230 103 

30.55 89.05 240 107 30.95 81.85 210 94 31.45 81.15 230 103 

30.55 88.95 240 107 30.95 81.75 210 94 31.45 81.05 240 107 

30.55 88.85 240 107 30.95 81.65 220 98 31.55 81.75 210 94 

30.55 88.75 240 107 30.95 81.55 220 98 31.55 81.65 210 94 

30.55 88.65 240 107 30.95 81.45 230 103 31.55 81.55 220 98 

30.55 88.55 240 107 30.95 81.35 230 103 31.55 81.45 220 98 

30.55 88.45 240 107 31.05 81.85 210 94 31.55 81.35 230 103 

30.55 88.35 240 107 31.05 81.75 210 94 31.55 81.25 230 103 

30.55 88.25 240 107 31.05 81.65 220 98 31.55 81.15 230 103 

30.55 88.15 240 107 31.05 81.55 220 98 31.55 81.05 240 107 

30.55 88.05 240 107 31.05 81.45 230 103 31.65 81.65 210 94 

30.55 87.95 240 107 31.05 81.35 230 103 31.65 81.55 210 94 

30.55 87.85 240 107 31.05 81.25 230 103 31.65 81.45 220 98 

30.55 87.75 240 107 31.15 81.85 210 94 31.65 81.35 220 98 

30.55 87.65 240 107 31.15 81.75 210 94 31.65 81.25 230 103 

30.55 87.55 240 107 31.15 81.65 220 98 31.65 81.15 230 103 

30.55 87.45 240 107 31.15 81.55 220 98 31.65 81.05 240 107 

30.55 87.35 240 107 31.15 81.45 230 103 31.65 80.95 240 107 

30.55 81.75 210 94 31.15 81.35 230 103 31.75 81.65 210 94 

30.55 81.65 220 98 31.15 81.25 230 103 31.75 81.55 210 94 

30.55 81.55 220 98 31.25 81.75 210 94 31.75 81.45 220 98 

30.55 81.45 230 103 31.25 81.65 220 98 31.75 81.35 220 98 
B-14 

Latitudes: 31.75 – 32.15 Latitudes: 32.15 – 32.55 Latitudes: 32.55 – 32.85 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

31.75 81.25 230 103 32.15 80.45 240 107 32.55 80.65 230 103 

31.75 81.15 230 103 32.25 81.35 210 94 32.55 80.55 230 103 

31.75 81.05 230 103 32.25 81.25 210 94 32.55 80.45 230 103 

31.75 80.95 240 107 32.25 81.15 220 98 32.55 80.35 230 103 

31.75 80.85 240 107 32.25 81.05 220 98 32.55 80.25 240 107 

31.85 81.55 210 94 32.25 80.95 220 98 32.55 80.15 240 107 

31.85 81.45 210 94 32.25 80.85 230 103 32.55 80.05 240 107 

31.85 81.35 220 98 32.25 80.75 230 103 32.55 79.95 240 107 

31.85 81.25 220 98 32.25 80.65 240 107 32.55 79.85 240 107 

31.85 81.15 230 103 32.25 80.55 240 107 32.65 80.95 210 94 

31.85 81.05 230 103 32.25 80.45 240 107 32.65 80.85 210 94 

31.85 80.95 240 107 32.25 80.35 240 107 32.65 80.75 220 98 

31.85 80.85 240 107 32.35 81.25 210 94 32.65 80.65 220 98 

31.95 81.55 210 94 32.35 81.15 210 94 32.65 80.55 230 103 

31.95 81.45 210 94 32.35 81.05 220 98 32.65 80.45 230 103 

31.95 81.35 220 98 32.35 80.95 220 98 32.65 80.35 230 103 

31.95 81.25 220 98 32.35 80.85 230 103 32.65 80.25 230 103 

31.95 81.15 230 103 32.35 80.75 230 103 32.65 80.15 230 103 

31.95 81.05 230 103 32.35 80.65 230 103 32.65 80.05 240 107 

31.95 80.95 230 103 32.35 80.55 240 107 32.65 79.95 240 107 

31.95 80.85 240 107 32.35 80.45 240 107 32.65 79.85 240 107 

31.95 80.75 240 107 32.35 80.35 240 107 32.65 79.75 240 107 

32.05 81.45 210 94 32.35 80.25 240 107 32.65 79.65 240 107 

32.05 81.35 210 94 32.45 81.15 210 94 32.75 80.95 210 94 

32.05 81.25 220 98 32.45 81.05 210 94 32.75 80.85 210 94 

32.05 81.15 220 98 32.45 80.95 220 98 32.75 80.75 210 94 

32.05 81.05 230 103 32.45 80.85 220 98 32.75 80.65 220 98 

32.05 80.95 230 103 32.45 80.75 230 103 32.75 80.55 220 98 

32.05 80.85 230 103 32.45 80.65 230 103 32.75 80.45 220 98 

32.05 80.75 240 107 32.45 80.55 230 103 32.75 80.35 230 103 

32.05 80.65 240 107 32.45 80.45 230 103 32.75 80.25 230 103 

32.15 81.35 210 94 32.45 80.35 240 107 32.75 80.15 230 103 

32.15 81.25 210 94 32.45 80.25 240 107 32.75 80.05 230 103 

32.15 81.15 220 98 32.45 80.15 240 107 32.75 79.95 230 103 

32.15 81.05 220 98 32.45 80.05 240 107 32.75 79.85 240 107 

32.15 80.95 230 103 32.45 79.95 240 107 32.75 79.75 240 107 

32.15 80.85 230 103 32.55 81.05 210 94 32.75 79.65 240 107 

32.15 80.75 230 103 32.55 80.95 210 94 32.75 79.55 240 107 

32.15 80.65 240 107 32.55 80.85 220 98 32.85 80.85 210 94 

32.15 80.55 240 107 32.55 80.75 220 98 32.85 80.75 210 94 
B-15 

Latitudes: 32.85 – 34.05 Latitudes: 34.05 – 34.55 Latitudes: 34.55 – 35.05 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

 Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

32.85 80.65 210 94 34.05 77.85 230 103 34.55 76.65 220 98 

32.85 80.55 220 98 34.05 77.75 230 103 34.55 76.55 220 98 

32.85 80.45 220 98 34.15 77.95 220 98 34.55 76.45 220 98 

32.85 80.35 220 98 34.15 77.85 220 98 34.55 76.35 220 98 

32.85 80.25 220 98 34.15 77.75 220 98 34.65 77.35 210 94 

32.85 80.15 230 103 34.15 77.65 220 98 34.65 77.25 210 94 

32.85 80.05 230 103 34.25 77.95 220 98 34.65 77.15 210 94 

32.85 79.95 230 103 34.25 77.85 220 98 34.65 77.05 210 94 

32.85 79.85 230 103 34.25 77.75 220 98 34.65 76.95 210 94 

32.85 79.75 230 103 34.25 77.65 220 98 34.65 76.85 210 94 

32.85 79.65 240 107 34.25 77.55 220 98 34.65 76.75 210 94 

32.85 79.55 240 107 34.35 77.95 210 94 34.65 76.65 220 98 

32.85 79.45 240 107 34.35 77.85 210 94 34.65 76.55 220 98 

32.85 79.35 240 107 34.35 77.75 210 94 34.65 76.45 220 98 

32.95 80.65 210 94 34.35 77.65 220 98 34.65 76.35 220 98 

32.95 80.55 210 94 34.35 77.55 220 98 34.65 76.25 220 98 

32.95 80.45 210 94 34.35 77.45 220 98 34.75 77.05 210 94 

32.95 80.35 220 98 34.35 77.35 220 98 34.75 76.95 210 94 

32.95 80.25 220 98 34.45 77.95 210 94 34.75 76.85 210 94 

32.95 80.15 220 98 34.45 77.85 210 94 34.75 76.75 210 94 

32.95 80.05 220 98 34.45 77.75 210 94 34.75 76.65 210 94 

32.95 79.95 230 103 34.45 77.65 210 94 34.75 76.55 210 94 

32.95 79.85 230 103 34.45 77.55 210 94 34.75 76.45 210 94 

32.95 79.75 230 103 34.45 77.45 210 94 34.75 76.35 210 94 

32.95 79.65 230 103 34.45 77.35 220 98 34.75 76.25 220 98 

32.95 79.55 230 103 34.45 77.25 220 98 34.85 76.75 210 94 

32.95 79.45 240 107 34.45 77.15 220 98 34.85 76.65 210 94 

32.95 79.35 240 107 34.45 76.65 220 98 34.85 76.55 210 94 

32.95 79.25 240 107 34.45 76.55 220 98 34.85 76.45 210 94 

33.05 79.35 240 107 34.45 76.45 220 98 34.85 76.35 210 94 

33.05 79.25 240 107 34.55 77.65 210 94 34.85 76.25 210 94 

33.05 79.15 240 107 34.55 77.55 210 94 34.85 76.15 210 94 

33.15 79.15 240 107 34.55 77.45 210 94 34.95 76.45 210 94 

33.15 79.05 240 107 34.55 77.35 210 94 34.95 76.35 210 94 

33.75 77.95 230 103 34.55 77.25 210 94 34.95 76.25 210 94 

33.85 77.95 230 103 34.55 77.15 210 94 34.95 76.15 210 94 

33.85 77.85 230 103 34.55 77.05 210 94 34.95 76.05 210 94 

33.95 77.95 230 103 34.55 76.95 220 98 34.95 75.95 210 94 

33.95 77.85 230 103 34.55 76.85 220 98 34.95 75.85 210 94 

34.05 77.95 230 103 34.55 76.75 220 98 35.05 76.15 210 94 
B-16 

Latitudes: 35.05 – 35.85 

Lat. Long. Wind 

Speed 

(mph) 

Wind 

Speed 

(mps) 

35.05 76.05 210 94 

35.05 75.95 210 94 

35.05 75.85 210 94 

35.05 75.75 210 94 

35.05 75.65 220 98 

35.05 75.55 220 98 

35.05 75.45 220 98 

35.15 75.95 210 94 

35.15 75.85 210 94 

35.15 75.75 210 94 

35.15 75.65 210 94 

35.15 75.55 210 94 

35.15 75.45 220 98 

35.25 75.75 210 94 

35.25 75.65 210 94 

35.25 75.55 210 94 

35.25 75.45 210 94 

35.35 75.65 210 94 

35.35 75.55 210 94 

35.35 75.45 210 94 

35.35 75.35 220 98 

35.45 75.65 210 94 

35.45 75.55 210 94 

35.45 75.45 210 94 

35.45 75.35 210 94 

35.55 75.55 210 94 

35.55 75.45 210 94 

35.55 75.35 210 94 

35.65 75.55 210 94 

35.65 75.45 210 94 

35.65 75.35 210 94 

35.75 75.45 210 94 

35.85 75.45 210 94