Martin Rowley wrote:

There is no problem with the FAQ as written/published.

The relevant section is this:-

" Wind speeds, where given, will be in knots (used in practical
observing / aviation forecasting) and metres/second. The relationship
between the two units is assumed to be knots=2*m/s, (etc) ...
[ http://weatherfaqs.org.uk/node/114 ]

The '*' symbol denotes 'times', thus the where a wind is originally
given in metres/second, to achieve the equivalent (but approximate)
knots, you multiply by 2.

Thanks, Martin. I saw that page but could see that it was correct, so I
assumed the allegedly incorrect page must have been somewhere else.
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Steve Loft
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