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    Beaufort scale... For Kilts

    Here is the scenario.
    You get up in the morning and while sipping your first mug of tea/coffee, you look out the window/porthole to try and estimate how windy it is before you decide which kilt to wear today.
    From your ultra light weight silk number, 13oz medium, 16oz tank or your heavy military titan.

    By looking at this scale for Sea or Land it will then tell what your kilt will do in the wind and help you decide.

    Your ideas please for the description of what the wind will do to the kilt. Note: kilt only, no hats or other apparel to be involved except maybe an additional mention of the sporran's performance. Actual experiments may be required.
    I have put in my idea for force 12 and please keep it clean.
    Lets make the basis for this on a 16oz tank.
    Suggestions can be in the format...

    3 Front apron flaps in the wind.

    No need to repeat the whole scale.

    If/When I get a consensus I will try to put it on a web page in tabular form as in the Wikipedia page here and .pdf printable format...
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_scale

    This of course is totally silly and I have far too much time on my hands. So if there is anyone else as silly as me, then let's have some fun.


    Beaufort scale.

    0: Calm: <1 mph <1 kmh
    Sea
    Flat no ripples.
    Land
    Calm. Smoke rises vertically.
    Kilt

    1: Light air: 1 - 3 mph 1.1 - 5.5 kmh
    Sea
    Ripples without crests.
    Land
    Smoke drift indicates wind direction, still wind vanes.
    Kilt

    2: Light breeze: 4 - 7 mph 3 - 6 kph
    Sea
    Small wavelets. Crests of glassy appearance, not breaking.
    Land
    Wind felt on exposed skin. Leaves rustle, vanes begin to move.
    Kilt

    3: Gentle breeze: 8 - 12 mph 12 - 19 kph
    Sea
    Large wavelets. Crests begin to break; scattered whitecaps.
    Land
    Leaves and small twigs constantly moving, light flags extended.
    Kilt

    4: Moderate breeze: 13 - 17 mph 20 - 28 kph
    Sea
    Small waves with breaking crests. Fairly frequent whitecaps.
    Land
    Dust and loose paper raised. Small branches begin to move.
    Kilt

    5: Fresh breeze: 18 - 24 mph 29 - 38 kph
    Sea
    Moderate waves of some length. Many whitecaps. Small amounts of spray.
    Land
    Branches of a moderate size move. Small trees in leaf begin to sway.
    Kilt

    6: Strong breeze: 25 - 30 mph 39 - 49 kph
    Sea
    Long waves begin to form. White foam crests are very frequent. Some airborne spray is present.
    Land
    Large branches in motion. Whistling heard in overhead wires. Umbrella use becomes difficult. Empty plastic garbage cans tip over.
    Kilt

    7: High Wind: 31 - 38 mph 62 - 74 kph
    Sea
    Sea heaps up. Some foam from breaking waves is blown into streaks along wind direction. Moderate amounts of airborne spray.
    Land
    Whole trees in motion. Effort needed to walk against the wind.
    Kilt

    8: Gale: 39 - 46 mph 62 - 74 kph
    Sea
    Moderately high waves with breaking crests forming spindrift. Well-marked streaks of foam are blown along wind direction. Considerable airborne spray.
    Land
    Some twigs broken from trees. Cars veer on road. Progress on foot is seriously impeded.
    Kilt

    9: Strong gale: 47 - 54 mph 75 - 88 kph
    Sea
    High waves whose crests sometimes roll over. Dense foam is blown along wind direction. Large amounts of airborne spray may begin to reduce visibility.
    Land
    Some branches break off trees, and some small trees blow over. Construction/temporary signs and barricades blow over.
    Kilt

    10: Storm: 55 - 63 mph 89 - 102 kph
    Sea
    Very high waves with overhanging crests. Large patches of foam from wave crests give the sea a white appearance. Considerable tumbling of waves with heavy impact. Large amounts of airborne spray reduce visibility.
    Land
    Trees are broken off or uprooted, saplings bent and deformed. Poorly attached asphalt shingles and shingles in poor condition peel off roofs.
    Kilt

    11: Violent storm: 64 - 72 mph 103 - 117 kph
    Sea
    Exceptionally high waves. Very large patches of foam, driven before the wind, cover much of the sea surface. Very large amounts of airborne spray severely reduce visibility.
    Land
    Widespread damage to vegetation. Many roofing surfaces are damaged; asphalt tiles that have curled up and/or fractured due to age may break away completely.
    Kilt

    12: Hurricane: >72 mph >117 kph
    Sea
    Huge waves. Sea is completely white with foam and spray. Air is filled with driving spray, greatly reducing visibility.
    Land
    Very widespread damage to vegetation. Some windows may break; mobile homes and poorly constructed sheds and barns are damaged. Debris may be hurled about.
    Kilt
    Total inversion. Hem blown higher than the waist. Total exposure of lower half of body.
    Last edited by chrisupyonder; 6th April 11 at 09:36 PM.

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    6: Strong breeze: 25 - 30 mph 39 - 49 kph
    Sea
    Long waves begin to form. White foam crests are very frequent. Some airborne spray is present.
    Land
    Large branches in motion. Whistling heard in overhead wires. Umbrella use becomes difficult. Empty plastic garbage cans tip over.
    Kilt
    13 oz. Stillwater Heavy Weight moves a bit on its own as do other kilts in attendance, but nothing more. Various vendor displays having a hard time staying in place. Seen at Tartan Day South, Historic Columbia Raceway, Cayce, SC on 02 April 2011. One sheaf in the sheaf toss actually helped over the bar by the wind!
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    Thanks Bill. Thats great.

    Currently blowin a gale here with gusts up to 52mph

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisupyonder View Post
    Thanks Bill. Thats great.

    Currently blowin a gale here with gusts up to 52mph
    Ah yes. I well remember my only visit to Thurso and watching the rain being driven horizontal.

    Brian

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    Sounds like a typical day here in Oklahoma too (minus the rain, of course). The wind blows here so often they only make a story about it when it's calm.

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    11: Violent storm: 64 - 72 mph 103 - 117 kph
    Sea
    Exceptionally high waves. Very large patches of foam, driven before the wind, cover much of the sea surface. Very large amounts of airborne spray severely reduce visibility.
    Land
    Widespread damage to vegetation. Many roofing surfaces are damaged; asphalt tiles that have curled up and/or fractured due to age may break away completely.
    Kilt- Blows up to my eyebrows as I try to help a vendor save his tent! Let no good deed go unpunished...
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    7: High Wind: 31 - 38 mph 62 - 74 kph
    Sea
    Sea heaps up. Some foam from breaking waves is blown into streaks along wind direction. Moderate amounts of airborne spray.
    Land
    Whole trees in motion. Effort needed to walk against the wind.
    Kilt
    Foolhardy attempts at keeping modesty intact plentiful. Occasion peek-age inevitable. Rethinking wearing kilt undeniable.

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    Thanks for that. Good one.

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