| Wind | 
  
| Beaufort - Skala | 
Staudruck, ca.Kp/m2 | 
Geschw., m/s | 
Geschw., km/h | 
Bezeichnung, Deutsch | 
mph | 
Knoten, (knots) | 
Bezeichnung, Englisch | 
Bezeichnung, Amerikanisch
 |  
 | 0 | 
0 | 
< 0,2 | 
 < 1 | 
Stille | 
 < 1 | 
< 1 | 
calm | 
calm
 |  
 | 1 | 
< 0,1 | 
 0,3- 1,5 | 
 1- 5 | 
schwacher Wind | 
 1-3 | 
1-3 | 
light air | 
light air |  
 | 2 | 
0,2-0,6 | 
 1,6- 3,3 | 
 6-11 | 
schwacher Wind | 
 4-7 | 
4-6 | 
light breeze | 
light breeze |  
 | 3 | 
0,7-1,8 | 
 3,4- 5,4 | 
12-19 | 
schwacher Wind | 
 8-12 | 
 7-10 | 
gentle breeze | 
gentle breeze
 |  
 | 4 | 
1,9-3,9 | 
 5,5- 7,9 | 
20-28 | 
mäßiger Wind | 
13-18 | 
11-15 | 
moderate breeze | 
moderate breeze
 |  
 | 5 | 
4-6 | 
 8,0- 10,7 | 
29-38 | 
frischer Wind | 
19-24 | 
16-21 | 
fresh breeze | 
fresh breeze
 |  
 | 6 | 
7-11 | 
10,8-13,8 | 
39-49 | 
starker Wind | 
25-31 | 
22-27 | 
strong breeze | 
strong breeze
 |  
 | 7 | 
12-17 | 
13,9-17,1 | 
50-61 | 
starker Wind | 
32-38 | 
28-33 | 
near gale | 
moderate gale
 |  
 | 8 | 
18-26 | 
17,2-20,7 | 
62-74 | 
Sturm | 
39-47 | 
34-40 | 
gale | 
fresh gale
 |  
 | 9 | 
27-36 | 
20,8-24,4 | 
75-88 | 
Sturm | 
47-54 | 
41-47 | 
strong gale | 
strong gale
 |  
 | 10 | 
37-50 | 
24,5-28,4 | 
89-102 | 
schwerer Sturm | 
55-63 | 
48-55 | 
storm | 
whole gale
 |  
 | 11 | 
51-67 | 
28,5-32,6 | 
103-117 | 
orkanartiger Sturm | 
64-72 | 
56-63 | 
violent storm | 
violent storm
 |  
 | 12 | 
> 67 | 
> 32,6 | 
> 117 | 
Orkan | 
> 72 | 
> 63 | 
hurricane | 
hurricane |  
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