BrendanS and Douglas

[jimi]

Could you cope with more than a Douglas 3, Brendan? Perhaps more relevant than Beaufort?

 

[BrendanS]

Good grief yes. but not going to get involved in any more debate on the subject as it's all getting very heated and silly now.

 

[kindredspirit]

Pity only the ferries use the Douglas scale. It's certainly more relevant than Beaufort.

I think I fancy wizzing off the flybridge in my surfboard in a Douglas Scale 9 !!! Scale 3 ? Pah!!






DOUGLAS SCALE





WIND SEA


DESCRIPTION TERM
State of the sea
WAVES
AVERAGE HEIGHT

0 Calm (glassy)

1 Calm (rippled) 0 - 0,10 metres

2 Smooth 0,10 - 0,50 metres

3 Slight 0,50 - 1,25 metres

4 Moderate 1,25 - 2,50 metres

5 Rough 2,50 - 4 metres

6 Very rough 4 - 6 metres

7 High 6 - 9 metres

8 Very high 9 - 14 metres

9 Phenomenal over 14 metres

The "wind sea" is the motion of the waves generated by the wind blowing directly on the observed sea area
or in its immediate vicinity

 

[BrendanS]

Ah, you don't get BBC etc forecasts on TV etc then, as they show 'slight' etc for sea conditions, along with sun and cloud icons. Also used by met office coastal forecast for instance.....

eg http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/inshore/regional_forecast.shtml?7

 

[Vara]

Not for the first time I wandered wtf Jimi was on about.

For fellow ignorants this may help.

Thanks Google.