Definition of Predominant Wind

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Predominant Wind

The term 'Predominant Wind' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' The wind that prevails and generates the local component of the significant sea conditions across the forecast area. This is the wind included in all marine forecast products and is defined as a 10-meter wind, except over the nearshore marine zones where it is defined to be the wind at a 3-meter height'.

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