Wind gusts on the Ventspils coast reach 28 metres per second
On Friday evening, wind gusts in Ventspils, on Latvia's Baltic Sea coast, reached 28 metres per second. This is based on observations by forecasters at the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre.
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Very strong wind gusts reached 28 metres per second on Friday evening in Ventspils, a city on Latvia's western coast. The data come from forecasters at the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre, the state institution that carries out weather and environmental observations.
The measurement was recorded on the sea coast in Ventspils. The source does not say whether the wind caused any damage, disrupted traffic or led to warnings for residents, so those questions remain unanswered for now.
The source gives no information on wind strength elsewhere in Latvia.
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