ML082410206

Wind Speed Converter Webpage

ML082410206
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Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	08/28/2008
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Wind Speed Converter Wind Speed Converter This converter requires the use of Javascript enabled and capable browsers. This script creates a wind speed converter that can convert six different speed units at one time. Type the wind velocity you want to convert into the know speed value box. Click on the corresponding Convert button and read the results in the other fields. Use the Clear Values button to start over. The Beaufort unit is given for a range of wind velocities, which are measured at an altitude of 10 m above plain ground in open surroundings. It is a calculated value and other values cannot be calculated from it. Generally, all wind speeds faster than 11 Beaufort are grouped together to 12 Beaufort. The scale is most often used for marine use; with the designated measurements divided into 12 values, as we have in our generally accepted Beaufort Scale Chart. Our calculator breaks the higher end winds down further and into a total of 15 designations (preferred by the National Weather Service); however, in either case, the higher the Beaufort value, the stronger the winds. All calculated results have been rounded to 5 significant digits.

Value and Unit Designation Action Required Data Entry Of Any One Value meters per second Convert kilometers per Convert hour knots Convert miles per hour Convert feet per second Convert meters per minute Convert feet per minute Convert Calculated Results Beaufort Clear Values Beaufort Scale Chart Avg Avg miles km Beaufort Knots Surroundings per per hour hour http://www.csgnetwork.com/windspeedconv.html (1 of 4)8/28/2008 10:47:39 AM

Wind Speed Converter Smoke rises vertically 0 and the sea 0 0 0-1 (calm) is glassy or mirror smooth Smokes moves slightly with 1

1.2-3 2-5 1-3 breeze and (light air) indicates the direction of wind You can feel wind on your face and hear 2

3.7 the gentle (light 4-6 7.5 12 movement of breeze) leaves on trees and shrubs Smoke will move horizontally 3 and small 8- 13 (gentle 7-10 branches 12.5 - 20 breeze) start to sway.

Wind extends a light flag Loose dust or sand on the ground will move and larger branches 4

13 - 21 will sway, (moderate 11-16 18.6 - 30 loose paper breeze) blows around, and fairly frequent whitecaps occur Surface 5 waves form 19.3 31 (fresh 17-21 on water and 40 breeze) small trees sway http://www.csgnetwork.com/windspeedconv.html (2 of 4)8/28/2008 10:47:39 AM

Wind Speed Converter Trees begin to bend with the force of the wind and 6 causes 25.5 41 -

(strong 22-27 whistling in

- 31 50 breeze) telephone wires and some spray on the sea surface 7

32 - 51- large trees (moderate 28-33 38 61 sway gale) twigs break from trees, 8

39 - 62- and long (fresh gale) 34-40 46 74 streaks of foam appear on the ocean 9 branches 47 - 75-(strong 41-47 break from 55 89 gale) trees trees are uprooted, 10 56 - 90- and the sea (whole 48-55 64 103 takes on a gale) foamy white appearance 11 65 - 104- widespread 56-63 (storm) 74 119 damage structural damage on 12 120 land and 75+ 64 +

(hurricane) + intense storm waves at sea Version 2.4.1 Search Our Site Browse Our Calculators http://www.csgnetwork.com/windspeedconv.html (3 of 4)8/28/2008 10:47:39 AM

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