Ed DunhamAdministrator
(Former Meteorologist & CFHC Forum Moderator (Ed Passed Away on May 14, 2017))
Wed Jun 30 2010 10:18 AM
Re: Alex Becomes Hurricane in Bay of Campeche

Actually it is a common usage term that is used to describe a particular character of the sea:

"Character of the sea swell
0. None
Low 1. Short or average
2. Long
Moderate 3. Short
4. Average
5. Long
Heavy 6. Short
7. Average
8. Long
9. Confused


Direction from which swell is coming should be recorded.
Confused swell should be recorded as "confused northeast, if coming from the direction of northeast."
ED


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