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• When applied to a particular weather system, refers to the highest one-minute average wind (at an elevation of 10 meters with an unobstructed exposure) associated with that weather system at a particular point in time.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Maximum Sustained Surface Wind. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/maximum-sustained-surface-wind.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Maximum Sustained Surface Wind. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/maximum-sustained-surface-wind (accessed: March 24, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Maximum Sustained Surface Wind." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 24 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/maximum-sustained-surface-wind.

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