THE BEAUFORT / SEA-SCOUT-AND SCOUT WINDSCALE
WIND-FORCE	DESCRIPTION	SEA STATE	SEA SCOUT	CAMPING	SPEED IN KNOTS
0	CALM	mirror smooth	using oars	fire smoke straight up	0
1	LIGHT AIR	ripples on water	hoist sail then wind drops	smoke follows you	1 to 3
2	LIGHT BREEZE	wavelets and flag moves	boat sails, no heeling	sleeping bags fall from airing line	4 to 6
3	GENTLE BREEZE	crests on small waves	boat heels beginners turn pale	scouts follow poly-bags across field	7 to 10
4	MODERATE BREEZE	waves with some white horses	excellent sailing	scouts hammering tent stakes	11 to 16
5	FRESH BREEZE	many waves with white horses	watch leaders turn pale	cant light fire, matches blow out	17 to 21
6	STRONG WIND	extended white horses	small boat gale	tents lay over	22 to 27
7	MODERATE GALE	sea heaps up	coffee 'n biscuits in hall	leaders swear a lot	28 to 32
	Although the scale goes up to force 12 anything over force 7 would not interest scouts except on the telly