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Old August 29th 04, 11:21 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
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fred writes:
Hi group, what wind speed is indicated by a wind vector with 3 full feathers
and one half feather.


That would be Force 7 on the Beaufort scale, so just below Gale Force 8.
Each full feather represents 2 and a half feather represents 1.
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