EA: BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
EE: NEAR_GALE
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
8
EA label:
BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
Concept definition:
Beaufort Number 7 (near gale): <<
WIND_SPEED
>> greater than 14,1 and up to 17,2 metres per second (between roughly 28 and 33 knots). A <
WATERBODY_SURFACE
> heaps up; white foam from breaking <
WATER_WAVE
>s begins to be blown in streaks along the <
DIRECTION
> of the <
WIND
>. <<
MEAN_WAVE_HEIGHT
>> of 4,6 metres (15 feet). On <
LAND
>, entire <
TREE
>s are in motion, walking is difficult, and a roar can be heard in pine <
TREE
>s.
Reference type:
PR
Reference:
[
WMO306
, Volume I.1, Part A, Section E: "near gale"]
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