Vetus WSR160 Anleitung Seite 17

In the table below is the relation given between
force of the wind on the Beaufort scale, the
description as usual on-shore and the equiva-
lent speed.
Beaufort
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
WSR160
Description
calm
light air
light breeze
gentle breeze
moderate breeze
fresh breeze
stronge breeze
near gale
gale
strong gale
storm
violent storm
hurricane
Wind speed
metre/second km/hour Nautical mile p.h.(knots)
0 ... 0,2
0,3 ... 1,5
1,6 ... 3,3
3,4 ... 5,4 12 ... 19
5,5 ... 7,9 20 ... 28
8,0 ... 10,7 29 ... 38
10,8 ... 13,8 39 ... 49
13,9 ... 17,1 50 ... 61
17,2 ... 20,7 62 ... 74
20,8 ... 24,4 75 ... 88
24,5 ... 28,4 89 ... 102
28,5 ... 32,6 103 ... 117
32,7 and more 118 and more
0 ... 1 0 ... 1
2 ... 5 2 ... 3
6 ... 11 4 ... 6
7 ... 10
11 ... 16
17 ... 21
22 ... 27
28 ... 33
34 ... 40
41 ... 47
48 ... 55
56 ... 63
63 and more
15
10.0305