fetch - 1. The distance upstream of a measurement site, receptor site, or region of meteorological interest, that is relatively uniform.
Fetch: The distance over which a wind of nearly constant direction has blown, usually over a consistent surface such as water or a forest or a field.
Fetch
An area from which waves are generated by a wind that is nearly constant in direction and speed.
The effective distance which waves have travelled in open water, from their point of origin to the point where they break.
FETCH
An area of the water surface over which waves are generated by a wind having a constant direction and speed. Also, it is the name given to the length of the fetch area, measured in the direction of the wind from which the seas are generated.
Fetch
Distance, measured in the upward wind direction. Fetch is important in determining swell size. The longer the fetch the higher the swell.
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Fetch
1. The area in which ocean waves are generated by the wind. Also refers to the length of the fetch area, measured in the direction of the wind.
2. In hydrologic terms, ...
Fetch- the area in which waves are formed by a wind with an approximately constant speed and direction.
Foehn Wind- European term for Chinook Wind; or warm, downslope wind.
Fetch
The distance over which wind blows from a constant direction. Wave generation occurs along the fetch.
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FETCH - A distance a wind blows across a body of water for the generation of waves or transport of moisture or clouds.
Although the most dramatic surges are associated with hurricanes, even smaller low pressure systems can cause a slight increase in the sea level if the wind and fetch is just right.
Fetch: The process of air moving over water picking up moisture.
Few Clouds:Clouds that amount to 1/8 to 2/8 sky cover.
Field Elevation: The height in feet above sea level.
Filling:When central pressure of a cyclone rises.
Gale Warning: The National Weather Service will issue these marine warnings for 1-minute sustained winds between 34 (39 mph or 63 kph) and 47 knots (54 mph or 87 kph) are expected at end of downwind fetch (nearshore or open waters).
Ferrel CellIn the general circulation of the atmosphere, the name given to the middle latitude cell marked by sinking motion near 30 degrees and rising motion near 60 degrees latitude.Fetch1.
"Synoptic chart for the storms of late June 1967. The tight gradient indicates very strong winds; the long "fetch" of these strong winds across the oceans off eastern Australia resulted in huge swells that greatly damaged Gold Coast beaches." ...
WIND WAVE An ocean or lake wave resulting from the action of wind on the water's surface. After it leaves its fetch area, it is considered a swell.
 See also: Surface, Low, Forecast, Wind, Cloud
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