COMBINED SEAS: The combined height of swell and wind waves.
CONDENSATION: The process of gas changing to liquid.
CONTINENTAL AIR MASS: A dry air mass originating over a large land area.
Combined Seas- the interaction of wind waves and swell; the combined seas height is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the wind waves and swell.
Condensation- the occurrence of vapor transforming into a liquid.
Combined Seas Generally referred to as "SEAS". It is used to describe the combination or interaction of wind waves and swells.
Combined Seas
Combination of both wind waves and swell. Also called "Seas" in the Coastal Waters Forecast and is approximately equal to significant wave height.
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* Pacific - (HI, Guam, etc) - Sustained winds 25 knots or greater and seas 10 feet or greater; except in Guam and the northern Mariana Islands where it is sustained winds 22 to 33 knots and/or combined seas of 10 feet or greater.
Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands - Combined seas of 10 feet or more.
Seas: This term is used in National Weather Service Marine Forecasts to describe the combination or interaction of wind waves and swells (combined seas) in which the spearate components are not distinguished.
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)- The time in the zero degree meridian time zone.
Combined Seas- The combined height of swell and wind waves.
 See also: Hail, Thunderstorm, Advection, Low, Ocean
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