The most common way of measuring winds is with the Beaufort scale, which defines a gale as wind from 50 to 102 km / h.
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She is equipped with a dynamic positioning system that can hold its position even under the conditions of a level 7 wind speed on the Beaufort scale.
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At sea, wind speeds typically reach level 8 on the Beaufort scale while waves become drastically higher when the bar reaches overhead and squall lines begin to arrive.
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It ran aground and smashed against Europa Point, the southernmost tip of Gibraltar on 10 October 2008 following severe gale force winds measuring 12 on the Beaufort scale.
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On 2 March 2004 the weather in the Bothnian Sea gradually developed into a force 10 storm on the Beaufort scale, with average wind speed around and gusts exceeding.
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It gave its name to a Dutch term for a light breeze the Royal Sail Breeze or " bovenbramzeilskoelte " was a Force 2 wind on the Beaufort Scale.
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The " Metallurg Anosov " skirted the epicenter of a cyclone with a strength of 8 points on the Beaufort scale, when she came back from Cuba in 1971.
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Winds up to Force 10 on the Beaufort scale affected parts of the Aleutians and a pressure of 964 mbar ( hPa; 28.47 inHg ) was observed near.
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During the night of 25 / 26 October the wind rose to Hurricane force 12 on the Beaufort Scale in what became known as the " Royal Charter gale ".
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Wind speed is now commonly measured with an anemometer but can also be classified using the older Beaufort scale which is based on people's observation of specifically defined wind effects.
