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Old April 29th 08, 04:54 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Weather question (USA): 20-foot winds?

On Apr 29, 10:04*am, Tuno wrote:
The first time I saw this I thought it was a typo, but for the third
time that I can recall this web page is using the term "Sustained X-
foot winds of Y to Z mph ...":

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/...st?query=85222

(Forecast at bottom)

What do 20 feet of wind look like? (Mike the Strike ... ?)

2NO


http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tsa/20ftwind_firewx_exp.html

In a nutshell, it's winds at 20ft AGL.