My website says the wind is F3 a light breeze at 18mph, just checking Wikipedia (yeah I know how wonderfully accurate it is
) says that 18.3 is an F4 Moderate breeze, which is correct?Welcome to the Cumulus Support forum.
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Beaufort Scale
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Beaufort Scale
Quick query here, and purely a question
My website says the wind is F3 a light breeze at 18mph, just checking Wikipedia (yeah I know how wonderfully accurate it is ) says that 18.3 is an F4 Moderate breeze, which is correct?
My website says the wind is F3 a light breeze at 18mph, just checking Wikipedia (yeah I know how wonderfully accurate it is
) says that 18.3 is an F4 Moderate breeze, which is correct?You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
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Re: Beaufort Scale
On that screen shot, your average wind speed is 10.4 mph, which is F3. The Beaufort scale applies to average wind speed.
Steve
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Re: Beaufort Scale
That'll be why then
Please excuse me, I am going back to my padded room now
Thanks Steve
Please excuse me, I am going back to my padded room now
Thanks Steve
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Re: Beaufort Scale
Quick question as to why F has been used to represent "force"?
Beaufort force is referred to using B in calculating equations
The Saffir-Simpson scale uses S and the Fujita Scale or Enhanced Fujita scale uses f or F or EF, depending on what is being estimated.
I just think that the term F3 has potential to be misinterpreted.
Beaufort force is referred to using B in calculating equations
The Saffir-Simpson scale uses S and the Fujita Scale or Enhanced Fujita scale uses f or F or EF, depending on what is being estimated.
I just think that the term F3 has potential to be misinterpreted.
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Re: Beaufort Scale
Because that is the form I have seen used by experienced meteorologists in the UK, e.g. Dave Wheeler (who provides this forecast): http://www.orcadian.co.uk/weather-2/optrex wrote:Quick question as to why F has been used to represent "force"?
"Generally light winds across Orkney with a F2-3 SE to E’ly wind across Shetland."
"A F5 E’ly breeze may bring a few mist or fog patches to some eastern coasts."
The same form is used (again, by experienced meteorologists, including those who work for the UK Met Office) in the uk.sci.weather newsgroup, which is where I learned much of what I know about the weather.
Steve