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PMP 450 Planning Guide
Wind speed statistics
Contact the national meteorological office for the country concerned to identify the likely wind speeds
prevalent at the proposed location. Use this data to estimate the total wind loading on the support structures.
Sources of information:
US National Weather Service, http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
UK Meteorological Office, www.meto.gov.uk
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