EA: BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
EE: VIOLENT_STORM
Status:
STD 2005/06/07
Code:
12
EA label:
BEAUFORT_WIND_SCALE
Concept definition:
Beaufort Number 11 (violent storm): <<
WIND_SPEED
>> greater than 28,4 and up to 32,4 metres per second (between roughly 56 and 63 knots). Exceptionally high <
WATER_WAVE
>s. A <
WATERBODY_SURFACE
> is completely covered with long, white patches of foam lying along the <
DIRECTION
> of the <
WIND
>; visibility reduced. <<
MEAN_WAVE_HEIGHT
>> of 15 metres (roughly 50 feet). On <
LAND
>, <
BUILDING
>s suffer structural damage, lawn furniture becomes airborne, and driving becomes difficult.
Reference type:
PR
Reference:
[
WMO306
, Volume I.1, Part A, Section E: "violent storm"]
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