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Description: Track map of Tropical Storm Gert of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season. The points show the location of the storm at 6-hour intervals. The colour represents the storm's maximum sustained wind speeds as classified in the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (see below), and the shape of the data points represent the nature of the storm, according to the legend below. Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale Tropical depression ≤38 mph ≤62 km/h Category 3 111–129 mph 178–208 km/h Tropical storm 39–73 mph 63–118 km/h Category 4 130–156 mph 209–251 km/h Category 1 74–95 mph 119–153 km/h Category 5 ≥157 mph ≥252 km/h Category 2 96–110 mph 154–177 km/h Unknown Storm type Tropical cyclone Subtropical cyclone Extratropical cyclone / Remnant low / Tropical disturbance
Title: Gert 2011 track
Credit: Created by Cyclonebiskit using WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Tracks. The background image is from NASA. Tracking data is from Tracking data from the National Hurricane Center's running best track.[1].
Author: Cyclonebiskit
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