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Metric Conversion Tables
Marine weather forecasts originating outside Canada may not use metric measurements. The following tables will be useful when interpreting these forecasts.
| Wave Height | |
|---|---|
| Metres | Feet |
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 16 |
| 6 | 20 |
| 7 | 23 |
| 8 | 26 |
| 9 | 30 |
| 10 | 33 |
| 15 | 49 |
| 20 | 66 |
| Barometric Pressure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Millibars | Kilopascals | Inches |
| 950 | 95,0 | 28,1 |
| 970 | 97,0 | 28,6 |
| 990 | 99,0 | 29,2 |
| 1 000 | 100,0 | 29,5 |
| 1 013 | 101,3 | 29,9 |
| 1 020 | 102,0 | 30,1 |
| 1 040 | 104,0 | 30,7 |
| 1 060 | 106,0 | 31,3 |
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Note: "Normal" atmospheric pressure is 1 013 millibars. |
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- Date modified:
- 2010-01-19
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