Wind Gust

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Fuels & Weather

Working definition

A short-duration increase in wind speed above the surrounding mean wind.

In plain language

A short-duration increase in wind speed above the surrounding mean wind.

Why it matters

Wind Gust is useful because it separates one specific part of wildfire behaviour, exposure, operations or evidence from nearby concepts that can otherwise be mixed together.

Primary terminology sourceOpen official reference ↗

Tecnobosque explanation reviewed 12 September 2026. Source definitions are authoritative within their stated jurisdiction; the explanatory text above is an independent technical synthesis.