(barometer, n. An
ingenious instrument which indicates what kid of weather we are having)
| Force | Knots | Meters/sec | Description | Sea State | ||||
| 1 | 1 - 3 | 0.5 - 1.5 | Light Breeze |  |
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| 2 | 4 - 6 | 2 - 3 | Light Breeze |  |
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| 3 | 7 - 10 | 3.5 - 5 | Gentle Breeze |  |
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| 4 | 11 - 16 | 5.5 - 8 | Mod Breeze |  |
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| 5 | 17 - -21 | 9 - 10.5 | Fresh Breeze |  |
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| 6 | 22 - 27 | 11 - 13.5 | Strong Breeze |  |
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| 7 | 28 - 33 | 14 - 16.5 | Near Gale |  |
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| 8 | 34 - 40 | 17 - 20.5 | Gale |  |
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| 9 | 41 - 47 | 21 - 24 | Strong Gale | 
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| 10 | 48 - 55 | 24.5 - 28 | Storm |    |
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| Good Practice | Knots | Open Water Safety | Boat Safety | Engine Safety | Loch & River Safety | Fishing Conduct | ||
| The Angler and the Environment | Fish Diseases | Fishing Seasons | ||||||
