The Beaufort scale /ˈboʊfərt/ is an empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land. Its full name is the Beaufort wind...

the Beaufort scale. The scale was tested from 1972 to 1975 and was made public at a meeting of the Royal Meteorological Society in 1975. The scale sets...

hydrographer, the creator of the Beaufort cipher and the Beaufort scale, and a naval officer. Francis Beaufort was descended from French Protestant Huguenots,...

to smoothly connect the Beaufort scale and the Mach number scale. F1 corresponds to the twelfth level of the Beaufort scale, and F12 corresponds to Mach...

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during four unique consecutive hours of hurricane-force winds on the Beaufort Scale that day. These winds caused widespread damage and disruption, downing...

locations currently or imminently experiencing winds of gale force on the Beaufort scale. Gale warnings (and gale watches) allow mariners to take precautionary...

63 mph; 28 m/s). The most common way of describing wind force is with the Beaufort scale which defines a gale as wind from 50 kilometres per hour (14 m/s) to...

Physics portal Beaufort scale International Fujita scale Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale Severe weather terminology (United States) TORRO scale Tornado intensity...

Tropical cyclones portal Beaufort scale – Relates wind speed to observable conditions at sea and on land Enhanced Fujita scale – For tornado intensity...

2–4 m High wave 4.01 m + Beaufort scale Fujita scale Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale Sea state Significant wave height TORRO scale Owens, Edward H. (September...

for Fujita. The scale was based on a relationship between the Beaufort scale and the Mach number scale; the low end of F1 on his scale corresponds to the...

creator of the Beaufort scale, namesake of the Beaufort Sea Louisa Beaufort (1781–1863), Irish antiquarian, author and artist Duke of Beaufort (England),...

burst is expressed in meters per second (m/s) or in knots, while the Beaufort scale is used for reporting the mean speed. When the maximum speed exceeds...

a true airspeed of 500 kn in standard conditions. Transport portal Beaufort scale Hull speed, which deals with theoretical estimates of practical maximum...

speeds. Historically, wind speeds have also been classified using the Beaufort scale, which is based on visual observations of specifically defined wind...

Lady Margaret Beaufort (usually pronounced: /ˈboʊfərt/ BOH-fərt or /ˈbjuːfərt/ BEW-fərt; 31 May 1443 – 29 June 1509) was a major figure in the Wars of...

33 knots), encompassing the combined ranges of forces 6 and 7 on the Beaufort scale. Winds strong enough to trigger a small craft advisory may be referred...

It is estimated that the windstorm had reached a 12 rating on the beaufort scale. A wind gust at the University of Utah was recorded at 112 mph (180 km/h)...

the Beaufort scale since it was designed by Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort by 1806, and is now classified a Category 1 on the Saffir–Simpson scale in the...

warning flag indicating wind forces 10–12, the highest intensity on the Beaufort scale. Joel has stated in recent Sirius XM segments that he was inspired by...

either an anemometer or, more typically, visual clues as shown in the Beaufort scale. Modern kites dedicated to kitesurfing provide a "depower" option to...

up in clear weather without warning and can blow at force 7–8 on the Beaufort scale. Some yachts and most inter-island ferries cannot sail under such conditions...

not exceed force 10 on the Beaufort scale and a Cyclone where the winds are either force 11 and 12 on the Beaufort scale. Between 1924 and 1988, tropical...

design of ships and offshore structures.[citation needed] Beaufort scale Cross sea Douglas sea scale Bowditch, Nathaniel (1938), American Practical Navigator...

allows them to gauge the strength of the wind. Air masses Apparent wind Beaufort scale Wind fetch Wind power Wind transducer Yamartino method for calculating...

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Force eight is the first wind strength attributed to a gale on the Beaufort scale when announced on a Shipping Forecast. Sailors and civilians alike from...

Earth's complex atmospheric system. Historically, the Beaufort wind force scale (created by Beaufort) provides an empirical description of wind speed based...