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WIND STRENGTH: THE BEAUFORT SCALE vs KNOTS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Beaufort scale was long in use as a system for estimating wind speeds. It was introduced in 1806 by Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort (1774-1857) of the British Navy to describe wind effects on a fully rigged Man-o'-War sailing vessel, and it was later extended to include descriptions of effects on land features as well. Today the accepted international practice is to report wind speed in knots (1 knot equals about 1.85 kilometre per hour or 1.15 miles per hour).
The Beaufort scale is divided into a series of values, from 0 for calm winds to 12 and above for hurricanes. Each value represents a specific range and classification of wind speeds with accompanying descriptions of the effects on surface features, as follows:
For more precise readings, use a wind-speedometer which can usually be purchased from boating shops or yacht chandlers.
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