Beaufort Wind Force Scale

Beaufort Wind Force Scale in Maritime Law

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The following is a definition of Beaufort Wind Force Scale, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: A table describing wind forces in numbers (from 1 to 17), ranging from calm to hurricane conditions and providing specifications for each such wind force at sea and on land, giving equivalent mean speeds in knots, statute miles per hour, meters per second and mean wind force in pounds per square foot at standard density. (Tetley, M.C.C., 4 Ed., 2008 at pp. 2806-2807)