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Scale Observation
#
0 Smoke goes straight up.
1 Direction shown by smoke Light Air
but not by wind vane.
2 Wind vane moves;
leaves rustle.
3 Flag flutters;
leaves move.
4 Raises dirt, paper;
flags flap.
5 Small trees sway;
flags ripple.
6 Large branches
move; flags beat.
7 Whole trees sway;
flags are extended.
8 Tw igs break off; hard
to w alk against.
9 Slight damage
to buildings.
10 Trees uprooted;
windows break.
11 Widespread damage
to buildings
12 General destruction!
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Name of Wind Mph
Calm <1
1-3
4-7 Strive to become a great judge of wind speed. It can help when you’re
8-12 going boating, or if you’re just going to fly a kite at Strawberry
Light 13-18 Island! There are wind speed indicators everywhere, and once you
Breeze 19-24 start to look there’s hardly a window you can’t look out that won’t
Gentle 25-31 give you some idea what the wind’s doing.
Breeze 32-38 Here are a few indicators:
Moderate 39-46
Breeze Flags - Watch how much they extend and how fast they flap.
Fresh (Flags unprotected and up high are most reliable); Moving trees; Tall
Breeze grass - moves when the wind is almost too light to feel on your face
Strong (1-3 mph); and Texture on Water.
Breeze
Moderate The lake water is the most useful of all wind indicators.
The ripples on the surface are noticeably different for every 3 mph
Gale change in wind speed. And, the water surface can tell you a lot about
Fresh
Gale
Strong 47-54 whether the wind is going to die or pick up. When the water is flat
Gale 55-63 and the wind is low, keep your eyes out for a round ripple of water
Full 64-75 heading toward you. This is called a “Cat’s Paw.” This is a breeze
Gale >75 coming your way.
Violent
torm A good rule of thumb is that whitecaps form on water when
Hurricane the wind speed reaches 12 mph.