Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Saffir–Simpson_hurricane_wind_scale
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf hurricane scale
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SSHWS
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:National_Weather_Service
gptkbp:category Category 5
Category 3
Category 4
Category 1
Category 2
gptkbp:category1WindSpeedMax 95 mph
gptkbp:category1WindSpeedMin 74 mph
gptkbp:category2WindSpeedMax 110 mph
gptkbp:category2WindSpeedMin 96 mph
gptkbp:category3WindSpeedMax 129 mph
gptkbp:category3WindSpeedMin 111 mph
gptkbp:category4WindSpeedMax 156 mph
gptkbp:category4WindSpeedMin 130 mph
gptkbp:category5WindSpeedMax no upper limit
gptkbp:category5WindSpeedMin 157 mph
gptkbp:doesNotMeasure place
wind
rainfall
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale
gptkbp:introducedIn 1971
gptkbp:measures sustained wind speed
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Herbert_Saffir
gptkb:Robert_Simpson
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Saffir–Simpson_Hurricane_Wind_Scale
gptkbp:region gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Eastern_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Beaufort_scale
Typhoon scale
gptkbp:updated 2010
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:National_Hurricane_Center
gptkbp:usedFor classifying hurricanes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Category_7
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6