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Global temperature changes have resulted in new pa:erns of storms in many
parts of the world. Tracking wind speeds and a variety of categories of
storms is important in understanding the ramica@ons of these temperature
varia@ons.
1. Whether a storm is a tropical depression, tropical storm, or hurricane is
determined by the average sustained wind speed. Write a script called
StormType that will prompt the user for the wind speed of the storm,
and will print which type of storm it is.

TROPICAL SYSTEMS
WIND SPEEDS FOR
Table. 1

TROPICAL DEPRESSION

25 to less than 39 mph

TROPICAL STORM

39 to less than 74 mph

HURRICANE (category 1)

74 to less than 96 mph

HURRICANE (category 2)

96 to less than 111 mph

HURRICANE (category 3)

111 to less than 130 mph

HURRICANE (category 4)

130 to less than 157 mph

HURRICANE (category 5)

157 mph and over

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3.

Write the func@on called fn_speedconv which converts the wind speed
from mph to Knots or km/h.
1 Knots = 1.152 mph
1 mph = 1.609 km/h

The Beaufort Wind Scale (see table. 2)is used to characterize the strength
of winds. The scale uses integer values and goes from a force of 0, which
is no wind, up to 12, which is a hurricane.
Write the script called BeaufortWindScale which convert the wind speed
from mph to Knots (and km/h) and prints a message regarding what type
of wind that Beaufort Wind Scale Force represents by using either if-elseif
or switch statement. Display the wind speed in Knots and km/h also.
4. Run the script StormType and nd the type of storm when the wind speed
is 65 mph.
5. Run the script BeaufortWindScale and nd the class of the wind when the
wind speed is 65 mph.

Submit : StormType.m, BeaufortWindScale.m, fn_speedconv.m and
Command Window history of 4 and 5 in diary (.txt)

Table. 2
Beaufort Wind
Scale Force

Wind
(Knots)

ClassicaGon

Calm

1 - 3

Light Air

4 - 6

Light Breeze

7 - 10

Gentle Breeze

11 - 16

Moderate Breeze

17 - 21

Fresh Breeze

22 - 27

Strong Breeze

28 - 33

Near Gale

24 - 40

Gale

41 - 47

Strong Gale

10

48 - 55

Storm

11

56 - 63

Violent Storm

12

64 +

Hurricane