When you hear that the wind is blowing at “Force 5”, what scale is being used to describe the wind force?
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Congratulations to Sid McKenzie od New London, CT who correctly identified the AIS warns CPA and TCPA. “CPA stands for Closest Point of Approach and TCPA strands for Time to Closest Point of Approach.”
