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BEAUFORT WIND SCALE

Beaufort

No.

Velocity

(knots)

Pressure

lb/sq ft

Sea Description
       0        Less than 10Calm
 1

1 - 3

0.01

Light Air

4 - 6

 0.08

Light Breeze

 37 - 10

 0.28

Gentle Breeze

 4

11 - 16

0.67

Moderate Breeze 

 5

17-21

1.31

Fresh Breeze 

 6

20 - 27

2.3

Strong Breeze  

 7

28 - 33

3.6

Moderate Gale  

 8

34 - 40

5.4

Fresh Gale 

 9

41 - 47

7.7

Strong Gale 

 10

48 - 55

10.5

Whole Gale

 11 56 - 63 14.0

Storm

 12over 6417 and above

Hurricane