mph	kph	knots	bft	wind type	visible signs	kite flying
0	0	0	0	still	no movement, smoke rises vertically in a column	tell stories drink beer
1-3	1-7	1-3	1	light air	smoke drifts branches & grass move slightly	minimal performance ultralight kites
4-7	8-11	4-6	2	slight breeze	leaves move slightly flags flap solwly	moderate flying some lifters & laundry
8-12	12-20	7-11	3	gentle breeze	flags flap slowly wind felt on face	ideal flying fully laundry on all kites
13-18	21-28	12-16	4	moderate breeze	small branches move, dust blows	check anchors heavier flying line
19-24	29-38	17-21	5	fresh breeze	small trees sway wavelets on water	stops being fun exercise caution
25-30	39-50	22-28	6	wind	large branches move, sand blows trees in motion	extreme conditions get help and land kites
31-40	51-65	29-35	7	strong wind	whole trees in motion	tell stories drink beer

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