BEAUFORT WIND SCALE

BEAUFORT SCALE NUMBER 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WIND DESCRIPTION Calm Light airs Light breeze Light breeze Moderate breeze Fresh breeze Strong breeze Strong wind Gale Strong gale Storm Violent storm Hurricane HEIGHT OF SEA IN FEET --0.25 0.5 2 3.5 6 9.5 13.5 18 23 29 37 --WIND SPEED IN KNOTS 0-1 1-3 4-6 7 - 10 11 - 16 17 - 21 22 - 27 28 - 33 34 - 40 41 - 47 48 - 55 56 - 65 over 65

WAVE DESCRIPTION Flat calm, mirror smooth Small wavelets, without crests Small wavelets, crests glassy but not breaking Large wavelets, crests beginning to break Small waves, becoming longer, crests breaking frequently Moderate waves, longer with crests breaking Large waves, forming crests, breaking more frequently Large waves, streaky foam High waves, increasing in length, continuous streaking of crests High waves, crests rolling over, dense streaking Very high waves, overhanging crests, surface white with foam Exceptionally high waves, surface completely covered with foam Air filled with spray, visibility impaired

BEAUFORT WEATHER NOTATION

SYMBOL b c bc d e f fe g h kq l m o p q r rs s t rl u v w z MEANING Blue sky with clear or hazy atmosphere, with les than one-quarter of sky area clouded Cloudy with detached opening cloud, where more than three-quarters of the sky area is clouded Sky area clouded over between one-quarter and three-quarter of total area Drizzle or fine rain Wet air with no rain falling Fog Wet fog Gloomy Hail Line squall Lightning Mist Overcast sky Passing showers Squall Rain Sleet Snow Thunder Thunderstorm Ugly threatening sky Unusual visibility Dew Dust haze

WAVE SCALE
STATE OF SEA Calm - glassy Calm - rippled Smooth wavelets Slight Moderate Rough Very rough High Very high Phenomenal HEIGHT IN METERS (FEET) 0 0 - 0.1 (1/2) 0.1 - 0.5 (0.5 - 1.5) 0.5 - 1.25 (1.5 - 4) 1.25 - 2.5 (4 - 8) 2.5 - 4 (8 - 13) 4 - 6 (13 - 20) 6 - 9 (20 - 30) 9 - 14 (30 - 46) over 14 (over 46)

LENGTH OF SWELL Short Average Long HEIGHT OF SWELL Low Moderate High

LENGTH IN FEET 0 - 100 100 - 200 over 200 HEIGHT IN FEET 0-2 2-4 over 4