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To: rodguy911; NautiNurse
Dumb question: What does 'kt' represent? I see it used all over but cannot locate any clear definition.

Why not just measure windspeed in mph or kph?

799 posted on 09/27/2022 6:40:12 AM PDT by Joe Brower ("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
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To: Joe Brower

Knots, which can be converted to mph.


800 posted on 09/27/2022 6:41:56 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I wish “smart resume” would work for the real world so I could FF through the Burden admin BS.)
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To: Joe Brower
knots are for the nauti nautical crowd.

The conversion I use is 1.15 kts = 1 mph

806 posted on 09/27/2022 6:56:02 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Ron DeSantis is Top Gov)
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To: Joe Brower

Kt is Knots as in Nautical Miles per Hour.

Take the speed in knots and add 15% and you have MPH.


845 posted on 09/27/2022 7:26:18 AM PDT by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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To: Joe Brower

Kt = Knots = 1.15 MPH. Speed measure used in Aviation and boating.


848 posted on 09/27/2022 7:32:31 AM PDT by CodeToad (No Arm up! They have!)
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