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Explanation of the forecast text
Current table:
| Description |
Knot |
| Calm |
0,0-0,2 |
| Weak current |
0,2-0,5 |
| Moderate current |
0,5-1,0 |
| Strong current |
1,0-2,0 |
| Very strong current |
>2,0 |
Wave table:
| Description |
Height (m) |
| Calm (Glassy) |
No wave |
| Calm (Rippled) |
0-0,1 |
| Smooth |
0,1-0,5 |
| Slight |
0,5-1,25 |
| Moderate |
1,25-2,5 |
| Rough |
2,5-4,0 |
| Very rough |
4,0-6,0 |
| High |
6,0-9,0 |
| Very high |
9,0-14,0 |
| Phenomenal |
>14,0 |
Vind table:
| Description |
m/s |
Knot |
km/h |
Beaufort |
Sea conditions |
| Hurricane-force |
>32,6 |
>63 |
>117 |
12 |
Huge waves. Sea is completely white with foam and spray. Air is filled with driving spray, greatly reducing visibility |
| Violent storm |
28,5-32,6 |
56-63 |
103-117 |
11 |
Exceptionally high waves. Very large patches of foam, driven before the wind, cover much of the sea surface. Very large amounts of airborne spray severely reduce visibility |
| Storm, Whole gale |
24,5-28,4 |
48-55 |
89-102 |
10 |
Very high waves with overhanging crests. Large patches of foam from wave crests give the sea a white appearance. Considerable tumbling of waves with heavy impact. Large amounts of airborne spray reduce visibility |
| Strong gale |
20,8-24,4 |
41-47 |
75-88 |
9 |
High waves whose crests sometimes roll over. Dense foam is blown along wind direction. Large amounts of airborne spray may begin to reduce visibility |
| Gale, fresh gale |
17,2-20,7 |
34-40 |
62-74 |
8 |
Moderately high waves with breaking crests forming spindrift. Well-marked streaks of foam are blown along wind direction. Considerable airborne spray |
| High wind, Moderate gale, Near gale |
13,9-17,1 |
28-33 |
50-61 |
7 |
Sea heaps up. Some foam from breaking waves is blown into streaks along wind direction. Moderate amounts of airborne spray |
| Strong breeeze |
10,8-13,8 |
22-27 |
39-49 |
6 |
Long waves begin to form. White foam crests are very frequent. Some airborne spray is present |
| Fresh breeze |
8,0-10,7 |
17-21 |
29-38 |
5 |
Moderate waves of some length. Many white horses. Small amounts of spray |
| Moderate breeze |
5,5-7,9 |
11-16 |
20-28 |
4 |
Small waves with breaking crests. Fairly frequent white horses |
| Gentle breeze |
3,4-5,4 |
7-10 |
12-19 |
3 |
Large wavelets. Crests begin to break; scattered whitecaps |
| Light breeze |
1,6-3,3 |
4-6 |
6-11 |
2 |
Small wavelets. Crests of glassy appearance, not breaking |
| Light air |
0,3-1,5 |
1-3 |
1-5 |
1 |
Ripples without crests |
| Calm |
0,0-0,2 |
<1 |
<1 |
0 |
Flat |
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