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Local Businesses who have supported this website:
M J Marine Safety
Yacht Haven Quay
Plymstock
Plymouth
PL9 7HJ
Tel: 01752 519600
Mob: 07877125969
Bridgend Boat Co Ltd
Western Hangar
Lawrence Road
Mount Batten
Plymouth
PL9 9SJ
Tel: 01752 404082
Fax: 01752 403405
Location:
Weather:
Plymouth, England
Updated 05 February 2012 20:20
Clear | 4°C | High: 8°C
Low: 4°C
Wind: 1 kph
Humidity: 87%
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Monday
8° / 0° | 
Tuesday
5° / -2° |
Wednesday
2° / -1° | 
Thursday
4° / -3° |
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Beaufort wind scale:
Beaufort Force | Wind Speed Knots | Description | Sea Condition |
0 | 0 | Calm | Sea like a mirror |
1 | 1-3 | Light air | Ripples but without foam crests |
2 | 4-6 | Light breeze | Small wavelets. Crests do not break |
3 | 7-10 | Gentle breeze | Large wavelets. Perhaps scattered white horses |
4 | 11-16 | Moderate breeze | Small waves. Fairly frequent white horses |
5 | 17-21 | Fresh breeze | Moderate waves. Many white horses |
6 | 22-27 | Strong breeze | Large waves begin to form; white foam crests. Probably spray |
7 | 28-33 | Near gale | Sea heaps up and white foam blown in streaks along the direction of the wind |
8 | 34-40 | Gale | Moderately high waves. Crests begin to break into spindrift. The foam is blown in well marked streaks along the direction of the wind |
9 | 41-47 | Severe gale | High waves. Dense foam along the direction of the wind. Crests of waves begin to roll over. Spray may affect visibility |
10 | 48-55 | Storm | Exceptionally high waves. The sea is completely covered with long white patches of foam lying in the direction of the wind. Visibility affected |
11 | 56-63 | Violent storm | Exceptionally high waves. The sea is completely covered with long white patches of foam lying in the direction of the wind. Visibility affected |
12 | 63+ | Hurricane | The air is filled with foam and spray. Sea completely white with driving spray. Visibility very seriously affected |