TABLE 1 

 WIND SPEED INTERVALS 



WIND SPEED BEAUFORT DRAG AVERAGE AVERAGE 



INTERVAL (KTS) FORCE COEFFICIENT SPEED (K n ) SPEED^CM^EC 2 ) 



0-6 



0-2 



0.85 x 10 3 



3 



0.24 x 10 5 



7-16 



3-4 



1.09 x 10" 3 



11.5 



3.49 x 10 5 



17-27 



5-6 



2.2 x 10' 3 



22 



12.79 x 10 5 



28-40 



7-8 



2.43 x 10" 3 



34 



30.54 x 10 5 



41+ 



9 + 



2.43 x 10" 3 



41 



44.41 x 10 5 



28 



