In message ,
Graham Easterling writes
But positively ludicrous when next Thursday, when the mean wind speed
ranges from 7 - 14mph gusting to around 20mph, it says "Gusts will be
strong enough to make small trees sway, but shouldn't blow you over"

It looks like it's a standard piece of text used whenever the strength
of gusts is forecast to be between some upper and lower limit, and is
independent of the location. That's because yesterday afternoon's
forecast for today's weather in Cranleigh used exactly the same text. It
seems ridiculous that there is felt to be a need to mention that the
wind won't blow you over. Gusts capable of doing that are perhaps a once
in ten years event here. If the forecast had been for rain, they might
as well say that it wouldn't be heavy enough that I should start
building an ark.
--
John Hall
"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history
that man can never learn anything from history."
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)