WIND, ONSHORE - A wind blowing landward from the sea in a coastal area. 



WIND, OPPOSING - See OPPOSING WIND. 



WIND SETUP - (1) The vertical rise in the Stillwater level on the leeward 

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

 the water. (2) The difference in Stillwater levels on 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 and STORM 

 SURGE. STORM SURGE is usually reserved for use on the ocean and 

 large bodies of water. WIND SETUP is usually reserved for use on 

 reservoirs and smaller bodies of water. (See Figure A- 11.) 



WIND TIDE - See WIND SETUP, STORM SURGE. 



WINDWARD - The direction from which the wind is blowing. 



WIND WAVES - (1) Waves being formed and built up by the wind. (2) Loosely, 

 any wave generated by wind. 



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