Wind Region Australian Standards doc. · PDF fileWind Regions are derived from the Australian...

Wind Regions are derived from the Australian Standards AS/NZS 1170:2:2002.

The Region refers to the The Terrain Category refers to the descr of theterrain at the

WIND REGION A = mate Design Wind speed of 41m/s or 147.6km/h(Region A, Terrain Category 2, 10m reference height)

WIND REGION B = mate Design Wind speed of 51.9m/s or 186.84km/h(Region B, Terrain category 2, 10m Reference height)

WIND REGION C = Design Wind Speed of 64.5m/s or 232.2km/h(Region C, Terrain Category 2, 10m Reference height)

Wind Region D = Design Wind speed of 88m/s or 316.8km/h(Region D, Terrain Category 2, 10m Reference height)

ADELAIDERIVER

BORROLOOLA

WEST MORELAND

BURKETOWN

C

142REGION B(AUSTRALIAN TERRITORY ONLY)

11McDONNELL CREEK

MORETON

MAREEBA

C

20

WYNDHAM (C)

KUNUNURRA

IVANHOE

ALICE SPRINGS

COLLINSVILLE

BILOELS

25

TOOWOOMBA

KYOGLE

BRISBANE

BUNDABERG

CORINDINORFOLK ISLANDSREGION B30

LORD HOWE ISLANDREGION A

A2SYDNEY

35

BOURKE

CANBERRA

200km

50km

STATE BORDER

45

75km

WOOMERA

ADELAIDE

40

A3

REGION A5(WITHIN 70km OFMELBOURNE P.O.)

REGION A1KALGOORLIE

REGION A4

GUNYIDIGREENHEAD

30

MORAWA

MULLEWA27

25GASCOYNE JUNCTION

CALTYTHARRA

CARNARVON

Regions are marked with the lettersA (A1 to A5), B C and D.Coastal Region boundries aresmooth lines set in from a smoothedcoastline by 50, 100 and 200 km.Islands within 50km of the coastare the same Region as theadjacent coast.

35

CD

20

MILLSTREAM

MARBLE BAR

CROYDON

C

CHRISTMAS ISLANDREGION B

COCOS ISLANDSREGION C

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