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Tropical Cyclone Classifications (all winds are 10-minute averages)^[1]^[2]
Beaufort scale	10-minute sustained winds (knots)	N Indian Ocean IMD	SW Indian Ocean MF	Australia BOM	SW Pacific FMS	NW Pacific JMA	NW Pacific JTWC	NE Pacific & N Atlantic NHC, CHC & CPHC
0–6	<28 knots (32 mph; 52 km/h)	Depression	Trop. Disturbance	Tropical Low	Tropical Depression	Tropical Depression	Tropical Depression	Tropical Depression
7	28–29 knots (32–33 mph; 52–54 km/h)	Deep Depression	Depression				Tropical Depression	Tropical Depression
7	30–33 knots (35–38 mph; 56–61 km/h)	Deep Depression	Depression				Tropical Storm	Tropical Storm
8–9	34–47 knots (39–54 mph; 63–87 km/h)	Cyclonic Storm	Moderate Tropical Storm	Tropical Cyclone (1)	Tropical Cyclone (1)	Tropical Storm
10	48–55 knots (55–63 mph; 89–102 km/h)	Severe Cyclonic Storm	Severe Tropical Storm	Tropical Cyclone (2)	Tropical Cyclone (2)	Severe Tropical Storm
11	56–63 knots (64–72 mph; 104–117 km/h)	Severe Cyclonic Storm	Severe Tropical Storm	Tropical Cyclone (2)	Tropical Cyclone (2)	Severe Tropical Storm	Typhoon	Hurricane (1)
12	64–72 knots (74–83 mph; 119–133 km/h)	Very Severe Cyclonic Storm	Tropical Cyclone	Severe Tropical Cyclone (3)	Severe Tropical Cyclone (3)	Typhoon		Hurricane (1)
	73–85 knots (84–98 mph; 135–157 km/h)			Severe Tropical Cyclone (3)	Severe Tropical Cyclone (3)			Hurricane (2)
	86–89 knots (99–102 mph; 159–165 km/h)			Severe Tropical Cyclone (4)	Severe Tropical Cyclone (4)			Major Hurricane (3)
	90–99 knots (104–114 mph; 167–183 km/h)		Intense Tropical Cyclone					Major Hurricane (3)
	100–106 knots (115–122 mph; 185–196 km/h)							Major Hurricane (4)
	107–114 knots (123–131 mph; 198–211 km/h)			Severe Tropical Cyclone (5)	Severe Tropical Cyclone (5)
	115–119 knots (132–137 mph; 213–220 km/h)		Very Intense Tropical Cyclone				Super Typhoon
	>120 knots (140 mph; 220 km/h)	Super Cyclonic Storm	Very Intense Tropical Cyclone				Super Typhoon	Major Hurricane (5)

^ National Hurricane Center. Subject: A1) What is a hurricane, typhoon, or tropical cyclone? Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
^ Bureau of Meteorology. Global Guide to Tropical Cyclone Forecasting Retrieved on 2008-02-25.

[1] National Hurricane Center. Subject: A1) What is a hurricane, typhoon, or tropical cyclone? Retrieved on 2008-02-25.

[2] Bureau of Meteorology. Global Guide to Tropical Cyclone Forecasting Retrieved on 2008-02-25.

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