 | Naval art and science - 1833 - 886 pages
...the Royal Observatory. Abbreviations used in the columns "Weather" and "Strength of tVind." WEATHER. WIND. 0 Calm. 1 Light Air. 2 Light Breeze. 3 Gentle Breeze. 4 Moderate Breeze. 4 Fresh Breeze. fi Strong Breeze. 7 Moderate Gale. 8 Freih Gale. 9 Strong Gale. 10 Whole Gale. 11 Storm.... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1835 - 904 pages
...down to 29-01 Inches. Abbreviations used in the. calumnt " Weather," and "Strength of Wind." WlSD. 0 Calm. 1 Light Air. 2 Light Breeze. 3 Gentle Breeze. 4 Moderate Breeze. 6 Fresh Breeze. 6 Strong Breeze. 7 Moderate Gale. 8 Fresh Gale. 9 Strong Gale. 10 Whole Gale. 11 Storm.... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science. Meeting - Science - 1861 - 604 pages
...similar as could be found. The force of wind is expressed in our logs by numbers, as follows: — 0, for calm ; 1, light air; 2, light breeze ; 3, gentle breeze ; 4, moderate breeze ; 5, fresh topgallant breeze ; 6, strong single-reefed topsail breeze ; 7, moderate gale, or doublereefed... | |
 | sir William Reid - 1838 - 474 pages
...the weather lately adopted at Greenwich Ohservatory, is so great an improvement, that it is annexed. Figures to denote the Force of the Wind. 0— Calm. 1 — Light Air Or, just sufficient to give steerage way. 2— Light Breeze. . .1°r. *at in which a well- M to 2 knots.... | |
 | William Reid - Navigation - 1838 - 470 pages
...the weather lately adopted at Greenwich Ohservatory, is so great an improvement, that it is annexed. Figures to denote the Force of the Wind. 0— Calm. 1 — Light Air Or, just sufficient to give steerage way. 2— Light Breeze. . .l°ri that in which & well- f\ to 2... | |
 | William Radcliff Birt - Storms - 1850 - 72 pages
...be recorded in accordance with the following scale, contrived by Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort : — 0. Calm. 1. Light air . . . 2. Light breeze . . 3. Gentle breeze . 4. Moderate breeze 5. Fresh breeze . . 6. Strong breeze . 7. Moderate gale . 8. Fresh gale. . . 9. Strong gale . . or just... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1861 - 602 pages
...similar as could be found. The force of wind is expressed in our logs by numbers, as follows: — 0, for calm; 1, light air; 2, light breeze; 3, gentle breeze; 4-, moderate breeze; 5, fresh topgallant breeze ; 6, strong single-reefed topsail breeze ; 7, moderate gale, or doublereefed... | |
 | Robert Mills Inskip - 1869 - 140 pages
...Longitude. DR Chr. yar True Bearing allowed. and Distance. i PM 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IT 12 Midnight. 47 Figures to denote the Force of the Wind. 0. Calm. 1. Light air, Or just sufficient to give steerage way. 2. Light breeze, -] Or that in which a ship, with all I- I... | |
 | Astronomy - 1870 - 268 pages
...cloud ; f, fog; m, mist ; g, gloomy ; r, rain; p, passing showers. As respects force of wind, — i, light air ; 2, light breeze ; 3 , gentle breeze ; 4, moderate breeze ; 5, fresh breeze; iz, hurricane. Notes on 22nd December. The numbers in the last six columns show for each... | |
 | REv. M. J. Berkeley, M.A., F.L.S., F.R.H.S. - 1877 - 344 pages
...of Olnishnr's factors. The figures denoting the estimated force of the wind signify as follows: — 1, light air; 2, light breeze; 3, gentle breeze ; 4, moderate breeze ; 5, fresh breeze ; 6, strong breeze ; 7, moderate gale ; H, fresh gale; 9, strong gale; 10, whole gale;... | |
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WIND 0 Calm. 1 Light Air 2 Light Breeze 3 Gentle Breeze 4 Moderate Breeze 5 Fresh Breeze 6 Strong Breeze — 7 Moderate Gale 8 Fresh Gale 9 Strong Gale 10 Whole Gale... 
