"Dave Liquorice" wrote in
ill.co.uk:

On Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:04:51 +0100, Fonzy wrote:

winds up to 80mph, wow

Sustained or gust?

The other side of the pond and in relation to hurricanes the quoted
speeds refer to sustained wind speeds.

80 mph sustained wind in US terms (1 min sustained) is about 71 (ish) mph
in UK money - where sustained winds are typically 10 minute means. This
would correspond to about 95 mph gusts over coastal areas using a
standard gust factor. 95 mph gusts at the coast are pretty good going and
indicative of likely damage inland...

Hopefully I've got my factors correct here...

Richard