TABLE 6. SWELL AMOUNT 



Code 



Approximate 

 Height 

 (feet) 



Description 



Approximate 

 Length 

 (feet) 











No swell 







1 

 2 



) to 6 



Low swell 



Short or 

 Average 



to 600 



Long 



Above 600 



3 



4 

 5 



6 to 12 



Moderate 



Short 



to 300 



Average 



300 to 600 



Long 



Above 600 



6 

 7 

 8 



Greater 

 than 12 



High 



Short 



to 300 



Average 



300 to 600 



Long 



Above 600 



9 







Confused 





TABLE 7. VISIBILITY 



TABLE 8. WATER COLOR 



Code 



Dense fog 



1 Thick fog 



2 Fog 



3 Moderate fog — 



4 Thin fog or mist 



5 Visibil 



6 Visibil 



7 Visibil 



8 Visibil 



ty poor 



ty moderate 



ty good 



ty very good 



— 50 yards 

 200 yards 

 400 yards 



1000 yards 



— 1 mile 



— 2 miles 



— 5 miles 

 •- 10 miles 



— 30 miles 



9 Visibility excellent Over 30 miles 



Code 



( % yellow) 



Description 



00 — - Deep blue 

 10 — Blue 



20 Greenish-blue (or green blue) 



30 Bluish-green (or blue green) 



40 Green 



50 Light Green 



60 Yellowish-green 



70 Yellow Green 



80 Green Yellow 



90 Greenish-yellow 



99 —Yellow 



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