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Beauforts_skala

Beauforts skala

Swedish

Noun

Beauforts skala

  1. Beaufort scale

Usage notes

Swedish and English nautical wind strength descriptions used in connection with the Beaufort scale:

Beaufort number Wind speed m/s Benämning Description
0 0 - 0.2 stiltje, bleke calm
1 0.3 - 1.5 nästan stiltje light air
2 1.6 - 3.3 lätt bris light breeze
3 3.4 - 5.4 god bris gentle breeze
4 5.5 - 7.9 frisk bris moderate breeze
5 8.0 - 10.7 styv bris fresh breeze
6 10.8 - 13.8 hård bris, frisk kuling strong breeze
7 13.9 - 17.1 styv kuling moderate gale
8 17.2 - 20.7 hård kuling fresh gale
9 20.8 - 24.4 halv storm strong gale
10 24.5 - 28.4 storm storm
11 28.5 - 32.6 svår storm violent storm
12 32.7 - 40.8 orkan hurricane