Printable Beaufort Scale Chart

Small wavelets still short but more pronounced.

Printable beaufort scale chart. Noaa chart 11545. Down the side we dated and labeled two lines for each day one for our measurement by the. Ripples with appearance of scales. Beaufort inlet and part of core sound.

Beaufort wind scale table force wind speed descriptive term effects observed at sea effects observed on land. Its full name is the beaufort wind force scale. Ordinary vanes moved by wind. Crests of glassy appearance not breaking.

Crests have a glassy appearance and do not break. Ripples with the appearance of scales are formed but without foam crests. 3 8 12 11 gentle breeze leaves and smaller twigs in constant motion. Beaufort wind chart estimating winds speeds beaufort mph number range average terminology description 0 0 0 calm calm.

1 1 3 2 light air wind motion visible in smoke. 2 4 7 6 light breeze wind felt on exposed skin. Wind felt on face. You can find the beaufort scale in many places and many of them are beautiful depictions.

Beaufort force wind speed mph wind speed knots wave ht. Direction of wind shown by smoke drift but not by wind vanes. Developed in 1805 by sir francis beaufort u k. The beaufort scale is an empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land.

4 13 18 15 moderate. A reduced scale noaa nautical chart for small boaters when possible use the full size noaa chart for navigation. Beaufort number force wind speed wave height feet wmo description effects observed on the sea effects observed on land. Below is a table showing the beaufort scale with speeds in knots miles per hour and kilometers per hour.

Sea is like a mirror. No foam crests 2 4 7 4 6 5 1 light breeze wind felt on face leaves rustle vanes moved by wind. Ripples with the appearance of scales are formed but without foam crests.