Table 4. (Continued). 



Area 3 ; 23-30°N, 120-130°W. 



JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG 



mean wind speed (kts) 



99.5 percentile 



Wind speeds of 34 knots 

 were in the 99.9 percentile. 



mean wave height (m) 



99.5 percentile 



Wave period distribution (annual): 



(<6 sec) 38%, (6-7 sec) 29%, (8-9) 19%, (10-1 1 sec) 



12 



12 



12 



13 



13 



12 



12 



30 



30 



30 



30 



27 



26 



28 



1 



4.5 



4.5 



1.5 

 4.5 



1.5 



4.5 



1.5 

 4.5 



4.5 



SEP 



OCT NOV DEC 



11 



11 10 12 



28 



25 30 28 



1.5 

 5 



Area 4; 35-45 N, 121-132 W. 



JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL 



16 



16 



15 



15 



13 



13 



50 



45 



45 



43 



40 



40 



mean wind speed (kts) 



99.5 percentile 



Wind speeds of 34 knots 

 were in the 97 percentile. 



mean wave height (m) 



99.5 percentile 



Wave period distribution (annual): 



(<6 sec) 33%, (6-7 sec) 28%, (8-9 sec) 20%, (10-1 1 sec) 



38 



^UG SEP 



OCT 



NOV 



DEC 



12 12 



13 



14 



15 



36 37 



40 



44 



50 



1.5 



1.5 



7 



1.5 

 6.5 



1.5 

 6.5 



1.5 

 6 



1.5 



5 



1 



4.5 



1.5 

 6.5 



Area 5, 10-15°N, 100-1 10°W. 



mean wind speed (kts) 



99.5 percentile 



Wind speeds of 34 knots 

 were in the 99.7 percentile. 



mean wave height (m) 



99.5 percentile 



JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG 



24 25 



7 



27 



3.5 4 



Wave period distribution (annual): 



«6 sec) 52%, (6-7 sec) 18%, (8-9 sec) 8%, (10-1 1 sec) 4% 



9 



35 



4.5 



33 30 



SEP 



OCT NOV DEC 



9 



8 7 7 



37 



30 30 27 



1.5 



4.5 



4.5 



28 



