Gale force for coastal areas, between and . The definition is very non-standard. A common alternative definition of the maximum is . The most common way of measuring wind force is with the Beaufort scale which defines a gale as wind from to . It is an empirical measure for describing wind speed based mainly on observed sea conditions. On the original 1810 Beaufort wind force scale, there were four different "gale" designations whereas generally today there are two gale forces, 8 and 9, and a near gale 7: The word "gale" is derived from the older "gail", but its origin
Inherit the Wind (1960 film) referring to it as "a film that rebukes the past when it might also have feared the future". , the website Rotten Tomatoes had given the film a 92% approval rating, based on 24 reviews with an average rating of 8/10. Academy Awards "Inherit the Wind" was nominated for four Academy Awards. BAFTA Berlin International Film Festival Golden Globes Inherit the Wind (1960 film) Inherit the Wind is a 1960 Hollywood film adaptation of the 1955 play of the same name, written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, directed by Stanley Kramer. It stars Spencer Tracy as lawyer Henry