WIND, FGLLOijIi'ju - m wave fort',;astxng, ^^ind blowing in the same direction 

 that waves are travelling. 



WIND, OFFSHORE - A wind blowing seavard over the ccaf:tal area. 



WIND, ONSHCFJi; - A i«ind blowing landward over the coastal area. 



WIND, OPPOSING - In wave forecasting, wind blovring in the opposite 

 direction to that in which the waves are travelling. 



\ilW SET-UP - (l) The vertical rise in the still water level on the lee- 

 ward side of a body of water caused by wind stresses on the surface 

 of the water; (2) The difference in still water level between the 

 windward and the leeward sides of a body of water caused by wind 

 stresses on the surface of the water; (3) Synonymous with WIND TIDE. 

 WIND TIDE is usually reserved for use on the ocean and large bodies 

 of water. WIND SET-UP is usually reserved for use on reservoirs 

 and smaller bodies of water i>See Figure A-ll). 



WIND TIDE - See WIND SET-UP. 



WINDWARD - The direction from which the wind is blowing. 



WIND WAVES (l) Waves being fonned and built up by the wind, (2) loosely, 

 any wave generated by wind. 



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