 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1861 - 602 pages
...similar as could be found. The force of wind is expressed in our logs by numbers, as follows: — 0, for calm; 1, light air; 2, light breeze; 3, gentle breeze; 4-, moderate breeze; 5, fresh topgallant breeze ; 6, strong single-reefed topsail breeze ; 7, moderate gale, or doublereefed topsails... | |
 | Meteorology - 1866 - 306 pages
...They are — 0 Calm. ! 3 Gentle Breeze. 1 Light Air. 4 Moderate Breeze. 2 Light Breeze. | 5 ïrcsh Breeze. 6 Strong Breeze. 7 Moderate Gale. 8 Fresh Gale. 9 Strong Gale. 10 Whole Gale. 11 Storm. | 12 Hurricane. L Л TEST INTELLIGENCE. DUMFKIES. — On night of May 1st, a heavy fall of suo'iv on... | |
 | Astronomy - 1870 - 268 pages
...cloud ; f, fog; m, mist ; g, gloomy ; r, rain; p, passing showers. As respects force of wind, — i, light air ; 2, light breeze ; 3 , gentle breeze ; 4, moderate breeze ; 5, fresh breeze; iz, hurricane. Notes on 22nd December. The numbers in the last six columns show for each year how many... | |
 | Charles Burney - 1871 - 346 pages
...Moderate Breeze ^ water from - ) 5 to G knots. Figures to denote the Force of the Wind — continued. 5. Fresh Breeze . 6. Strong Breeze 7. Moderate Gale...Gale . 9. Strong Gale . 10. Whole Gale . 11. Storm . . . 1 2. Hurricane Royals, &c. Single reefs and topgallant sails. Double reefs, jib, &c. Triple-reefs,... | |
 | Robert Mills Inskip - 1871 - 188 pages
...with all Gentle breeze, - sail set, and clean full, would go in smooth water from Moderate breeze, Fresh breeze, 6. Strong breeze, 7. Moderate gale,...Fresh gale, 9. Strong gale, 10. Whole gale, 11. Storm, 12. Hurricane, Or just sufficient to give steerage way. " I to 2 knots. 3 to 4 knots. 5 to 6 knots.... | |
 | Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford - Naval art and science - 1875 - 532 pages
...I Man-of-war under all sail and 3-Gentle breeze Vc)ear full, wou,d gQ in smooth - water. 4-Moderate breeze 5 — Fresh breeze 6 — Strong breeze 7 —...gale 9 — Strong gale 10 — Whole gale 11 —Storm 12 — Hurricane , In which the same ship could just carry close-hauled (With which she could only... | |
 | REv. M. J. Berkeley, M.A., F.L.S., F.R.H.S. - 1877 - 344 pages
...of Olnishnr's factors. The figures denoting the estimated force of the wind signify as follows: — 1, light air; 2, light breeze; 3, gentle breeze ;...fresh breeze ; 6, strong breeze ; 7, moderate gale ; H, fresh gale; 9, strong gale; 10, whole gale; 11, storm; 12, hurriruno. The notations of weather... | |
 | Alexander Bridport Becher - Atlantic Ocean - 1883 - 220 pages
...WINDS. FIGURES To denote the force of the Winds. 0 — Calm 1 — Light Air just sufficient to give 2 — Light Breeze . . 3 — Gentle Breeze . . 4 —...Strong Gale .... 10— Whole Gale .... 11 — Storm 12 — Hurricane .... with which a wellconditioned manof-war, under all sail, and clean full, would... | |
 | William Clark Russell - English language - 1883 - 244 pages
...instead of the tide. Winds. — Beaufort's figures denote the force of the wind thus : o. Calm. I. Light air. 2. Light breeze. 3. Gentle breeze. 4. Moderate...gale. 8. Fresh gale. 9. Strong gale. 10. Whole gale. n. Storm. 12. Hurricane. Windward ebb. — When the tide is setting out and the wind blowing in. Windward... | |
 | sir Frederick George D. Bedford - 1885 - 628 pages
...Denotes calm. i — Light air: just sufficient to give steerage way. / \I»:>L. ... i_:_LT. _. .if . 2 — Light breeze 3 — Gentle breeze 4 — Moderate...Strong breeze 7 — Moderate gale 8 — Fresh gale g — Strong gale 10 — Whole gale ii — Storm 12 — Hurricane With which a well-conditioned Man-of-war... | |
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WIND 0 Calm. 1 Light Air 2 Light Breeze 3 Gentle Breeze 4 Moderate Breeze 5 Fresh Breeze 6 Strong Breeze — 7 Moderate Gale 8 Fresh Gale 9 Strong Gale 10 Whole Gale... 
