EA: BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
EE: FRESH_BREEZE
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
6
EA label:
BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
Concept definition:
Beaufort Number 5 (fresh breeze): <<
WIND_SPEED
>> greater than 8,3 and up to 10,9 metres per second (between roughly 17 and 21 knots). Moderate <
WATER_WAVE
>s, taking a more pronounced long form; many whitecaps; some spray. <<
MEAN_WAVE_HEIGHT
>> of 1,8 metres (roughly 6 feet). On <
LAND
>, medium branches move and debris moves about.
Reference type:
PR
Reference:
[
WMO306
, Volume I.1, Part A, Section E: "fresh breeze"]
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