 | Robert Henry Scott - Cyclone forecasting - 1887 - 280 pages
...Office. 0. Calm 1. Light air 2. Light breeze . 3. Gen tie breeze. 4. Moderate breeze 5. Fresh breeze . 6. Strong breeze 7. Moderate gale 8. Fresh gale 9. Strong...gale . 10. Whole gale . 11. Storm . 12. Hurricane Miles per hour Or, just sufficient to give steerage way . r Or, that in which a well- \ conditioned... | |
 | Ralph Abercromby - Meteorology - 1887 - 518 pages
...FORCE. 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 galo. 11. Storm. 12. Hurricane. Or just sufficient to give steerage way I Or that in which a /I to... | |
 | Henry Newton Dickson - Meteorology - 1893 - 236 pages
...QJ M(t. Soc., xvi., p. 2c8, and xviii., p. 168. 4 Moderate breeze. 5 Fresh breeze. 6 "Half a gale." 7 Moderate gale. 8 Fresh gale. 9 Strong gale. 10 " Whole gale." 1 1 Violent storm. 12 Hurricane. Various other scales, differing in the range of numbers employed,... | |
 | George Frederick Chambers - Meteorology - 1897 - 248 pages
...column. 0 Calm 1 Light air 2 Light breeze — S Gentle breeze = 4 Moderate breeze — 5 Fresh breeze ~ 6 Strong breeze = 7 Moderate gale = 8 Fresh gale = 9 Strong gale = 10 Whole gale 11 Storm 12 Hurricane THE BEAUFORT SCALE. velocity of wind in miles per hour. Steerage way ... 13 18 23 Royals, etc. ...... | |
 | United States. Revenue-Cutter Service, John C. Cantwell - Yukon River - 1902 - 644 pages
...0, calm. 1, light airs. 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. 11, storm. 12, hurricane. Direction (nnnjnelic) and force of vind observed on board the V. ft. S. Nunirak, Yukon Rirer, Alaska.... | |
 | Philip E. Edelman - Telegraph, Wireless - 1914 - 280 pages
...Nautical miles per hour. 0 Calm . 1 Light air 0 to 3 8 13 18 23 28 34 Oto2.fi 6.9 11.3 15.6 20.0 24.3 29.5 7 Moderate gale 8 Fresh gale . 9 Strong gale 10 Whole gale 1 1 Storm . . 40 48 56 65 75 f 90 34.7 41.6 48.6 56.4 65.1 78.1 Station. Pressure. Direction. Wind.... | |
 | James Andrew White - Radio - 1915 - 920 pages
...designation per hour. o 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 1 1 Storm i .2 Hurricane 90 and over. 0103 8 18 23 28 34 40 48 56 65 75 Nautical miles per hour, oto... | |
 | Brysson Cunningham - Harbors - 1918 - 466 pages
...,, 63 70 77 84 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 11 Storm 12 Hurricane Coastal Change. — The influence of the wind in relation to the magnitude of waves will be more fully... | |
 | Austin Celestin Lescarboura - Radio - 1922 - 406 pages
...3 — Gentle breezes . . 4 — Moderate breezes 5 — Fresh breezes .... 6 — Strong breezes. . . 7 — Moderate gale . . . 8 — Fresh gale 9— Strong gale .... 10— Whole gale 11 — Storm ' 18 — Hurricane .... to 3 miles 8 miles 13 miles 18 miles 23 miles 28 miles 34 miles 40 miles 48... | |
 | Brysson Cunningham - Docks - 1923 - 338 pages
...in miles per hour 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. 11 storm. 12 hurricane. Pressure in Lbs. per Pressure in Lbs. per Depth of Square Inch. Depth of Square Inch. Water Water in... | |
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No. 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 11 Storm 12 Hurricane SCALE Speed Commonly observed effects of mph corresponding winds... 
