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Dwyer Mark II WSI User Manual

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Bulletin H-89

Beaufort

Number

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Miles
per
Hour
Less
than 1

1-3

4-7

8-12

13-18

19-24

25-31

Knots
Less
than 1

1-3

4-6

7-10

11-16

17-21

22-27

Descriptive Term

Calm

Light Air

Light Breeze

Gentle Breeze

Moderate

Fresh

Strong

Beaufort

Number

7

8

9

10

11

12 or

more

Miles
per
Hour

32-38

39-46

47-54

55-63

64-72

73 or

more

Knots

28-33

34-40

41-47

48-55

56-63

64 or

more

Descriptive Term

Near Gale

Gale

Strong Gale

Storm

Violent Storm

Hurricane

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

-15

-20

5

33

27

21

16

12

7

1

-6

-11

-15

-20

-26

10

21

16

9

2

-2

-9

-15

-22

-27

-31

-38

-45

15

16

11

1

-6

-11

-18

-25

-33

-40

-45

-51

-60

20

12

3

-4

-9

-17

-24

-32

-40

-46

-52

-60

-68

25

7

0

-7

-15

-22

-29

-37

-45

-52

-58

-67

-75

30

5

-2

-11

-18

-26

-33

-41

-49

-56

-63

-70

-78

35

3

-4

-13

-20

-27

-35

-43

-52

-60

-67

-72

-83

40

1

-5

-15

-22

-29

-36

-45

-54

-62

-69

-76

-87

WIND CHILL EFFECT

Wind Speed

M.P.H.

BEAUFORT SCALE OF WIND FORCE

T

emperatur

e °F

Wind Chill Temperature

Extreme danger of frostbite to exposed flesh exists at wind
chill temperatures below -22° F.

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