Beaufort scale

Beaufort scale

The scale describing wind force devised by Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort in 1808, in which winds are graded by the effect of their force (originally, the amount of sail that a fully rigged frigate could carry). Scale now reads up to Force 17.

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A scale for wind speed, and therefore strength, based on observable effects.

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