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Across: 3. A strong hurricane with winds from 111-130 miles per hour and a storm surge of 9-12 feet. 5. The pressure excerted by the earth's atmosphere at any given point. 6. The transfer of heat by the mass movement of heated particles into an area of cooler fluid. 7. A western current in the Northern Atlantic. 8. A hurricane that causes extreme damage to everything. 9. Winds blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere. 10. A huge "dome" of ocean water that can be 20 feet tall and 50 to 100 miles wide. 11. The process by which a gas or vapor changes to a liquid.

Down: 1. A very calm area at the center of the hurricane. 2. A spiral motion of fluid within a limited area, especially a whirling mass of water or air that sucks everything near it toward its center. 4. Tropical cyclones that have a maximum wind speed of less than 39 mph near the surface of the ocean. 8. A violent rotating windstorm.