# `Localize.Unit.Conversion.Beaufort`
[🔗](https://github.com/elixir-localize/localize/blob/v0.38.0/lib/localize/unit/conversion/beaufort.ex#L1)

Nonlinear conversion between the Beaufort wind force scale and
meters per second.

Implements the ICU algorithm using interpolated midpoints between
the WMO-defined speed thresholds for each Beaufort number.

Registered as a `:special` custom unit so that the generic
conversion pipeline dispatches through `forward/1` and `inverse/1`
rather than using factor-based arithmetic.

# `forward`

```elixir
@spec forward(number()) :: float()
```

Converts a Beaufort scale value to meters per second.

Values are clamped to the range [0, 17]. Fractional Beaufort numbers
are interpolated between adjacent midpoints.

# `inverse`

```elixir
@spec inverse(number()) :: float()
```

Converts meters per second to a Beaufort scale value.

Finds the Beaufort band whose midpoint range contains the given
speed and interpolates within it.

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*Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*