EA: BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
EE: STORM
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
11
EA label:
BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
Concept definition:
Beaufort Number 10 (storm): <<
WIND_SPEED
>> greater than 24,4 and up to 28,4 metres per second (between roughly 48 and 55 knots). Very high <
WATER_WAVE
>s with long overhanging crests; foam in great patches is blown in dense white streaks along the <
DIRECTION
> of the <
WIND
>; visibility is reduced. <<
MEAN_WAVE_HEIGHT
>> of 12 metres (roughly 40 feet). On <
LAND
>, <
TREE
>s are uprooted, shingles on <
ROOF
>s are damaged, and <
MOTOR_VEHICLE
> motion is affected.
Reference type:
PR
Reference:
[
WMO306
, Volume I.1, Part A, Section E: "storm"]
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