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|Meaning=#A strong [[wind]] characterized by a sudden onset, a duration of the order of minutes, and  then a rather sudden decrease in speed.
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|Explanation=In U.S. observational practice, a squall is reported only if a [[wind speed]] of 16 knots or higher  is sustained for at least two minutes (thereby distinguishing it from a [[gust]]). <br/>''See'' [[line squall]], [[white squall|white  squall]], [[williwaw]].<br/>  
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#In nautical use, a [[severe local storm]] considered as a whole, that is, [[winds]] and [[cloud]] mass  and (if any) [[precipitation]], [[thunder]] and [[lightning]].<br/> <br/>''See'' [[squall line]], [[arched squall]], [[black squall]], [[sumatra]], [[Abrolhos squalls]].
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#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A strong [[wind]] characterized by a sudden onset, a duration of the order of minutes, and  then a rather sudden decrease in speed.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In U.S. observational practice, a squall is reported only if a [[wind speed]] of 16 knots or higher  is sustained for at least two minutes (thereby distinguishing it from a [[gust]]). <br/>''See'' [[line squall]], [[white squall|white  squall]], [[williwaw]].</div><br/> </div>
#<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">In nautical use, a [[severe local storm]] considered as a whole, that is, [[winds]] and [[cloud]] mass  and (if any) [[precipitation]], [[thunder]] and [[lightning]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph"><br/>''See'' [[squall line]], [[arched squall]], [[black squall]], [[sumatra]], [[Abrolhos squalls]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 06:57, 30 March 2024

  1. A strong wind characterized by a sudden onset, a duration of the order of minutes, and then a rather sudden decrease in speed.

In U.S. observational practice, a squall is reported only if a wind speed of 16 knots or higher is sustained for at least two minutes (thereby distinguishing it from a gust).
See line squall, white squall, williwaw.

  1. In nautical use, a severe local storm considered as a whole, that is, winds and cloud mass and (if any) precipitation, thunder and lightning.

    See squall line, arched squall, black squall, sumatra, Abrolhos squalls.
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