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The '''Sharkius–Leaf hurricane wind scale''' ('''SLHWS''') classifies '''hurricanes'''—which in the '''Western Hemisphere''' are '''tropical cyclones''' that exceed the intensities of '''tropical depressions''' and '''tropical storms'''—into '''seven''' categories distinguished by the intensities of their sustained '''winds'''. This scale was introduced for the '''[[2050 Atlantic hurricane season]]''' onwards to better describe '''hurricane wind speeds'''.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:black;" | <big>Sharkius-Leaf scale</big>
|-
! style="text-align:center; background:#DDDDDD;" scope="col" rowspan=2 | Category
! style="text-align:center; background:#DDDDDD;" scope="col" colspan=4 | Wind speeds
<small>(1-min sustained winds)</small>
|- style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal;"
| style="text-align:center; background:#DDDDDD;" | '''m/s'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#DDDDDD;" | '''knots (kn)'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#DDDDDD;" | '''mph'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#DDDDDD;" | '''km/h'''
|- style="text-align:right;"
! style="text-align:center; text-shadow: {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextGlow|cat7}}; color: #{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextColor|cat7}}; background:#{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderBackgroundColor|cat7}};" scope="row" | {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderCategoryLabel|cat7|atl}}
| {{nowrap| ≥ 135 m/s &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap| ≥ 261 kn &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap| '''≥ 300 mph''' &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap| ≥ 482 km/h &nbsp;}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
! style="text-align:center; text-shadow: {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextGlow|cat6}}; color: #{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextColor|cat6}}; background:#{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderBackgroundColor|cat6}};" scope="row" | {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderCategoryLabel|cat6|atl}}
| {{nowrap| 101-134 m/s &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap| 196-260 kn &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap| '''225-299 mph''' &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap| 361-481 km/h &nbsp;}}
|- style="text-align:right;"
! style="text-align:center; text-shadow: {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextGlow|cat5}}; color: #{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextColor|cat5}}; background:#{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderBackgroundColor|cat5}};" scope="row" | {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderCategoryLabel|cat5|atl}}
| {{nowrap| 72-100 m/s &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap| 139-195 kn &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap| '''160-224 mph''' &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap| 257-360 km/h &nbsp;}}
|- style="text-align: right;"
! style="text-align:center; text-shadow: {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextGlow|cat4}}; color: #{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextColor|cat4}}; background:#{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderBackgroundColor|cat4}};" scope="row" | {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderCategoryLabel|cat4|atl}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; 58-71 m/s &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; 113-138 kn &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; '''130-159 mph''' &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; 209-256 km/h &nbsp;}}
|- style="text-align: right;"
! style="text-align:center; text-shadow: {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextGlow|cat3}}; color: #{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextColor|cat3}}; background:#{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderBackgroundColor|cat3}};" scope="row" | {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderCategoryLabel|cat3|atl}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; 51-57 m/s &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; 100-112 kn &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; '''115-129 mph''' &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; 185-208 km/h &nbsp;}}
|- style="text-align: right;"
! style="text-align:center; text-shadow: {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextGlow|cat2}}; color: #{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextColor|cat2}}; background:#{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderBackgroundColor|cat2}};" scope="row" | {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderCategoryLabel|cat2|atl}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; 43-50 m/s &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; 83-99 kn &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; '''95-114 mph''' &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; 152-184 km/h &nbsp;}}
|- style="text-align: right;"
! style="text-align:center; text-shadow: {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextGlow|cat1}}; color: #{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextColor|cat1}}; background:#{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderBackgroundColor|cat1}};" scope="row" | {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderCategoryLabel|cat1|atl}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; 34-42 m/s &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; 65-82 kn &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; '''75-94 mph''' &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; 120-151 km/h &nbsp;}}
|- style="text-align: right;"
! style="text-align:center; text-shadow: {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextGlow|storm}}; color: #{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextColor|storm}}; background:#{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderBackgroundColor|storm}};" scope="row" | {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderCategoryLabel|storm|atl}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; 18-33 m/s &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; 35-64 kn &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; '''40-74 mph''' &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; 64-119 km/h &nbsp;}}
|- style="text-align: right;"
! style="text-align:center; text-shadow: {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextGlow|depression}}; color: #{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderTextColor|depression}}; background:#{{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderBackgroundColor|depression|atl}};" scope="row" | {{#invoke:StormCategoryColor|renderCategoryLabel|depression}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; ≥ 9-17 m/s &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; ≥ 18-34 kn &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; '''≥ 20-39 mph''' &nbsp;}}
| {{nowrap|&nbsp; ≥ 32-63 km/h &nbsp;}}
|- style="text-align: right;"
|}