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sea state The state of the sea, a description of its waves, swells and ripples. Often referring to the wave height, or to the general character of the sea as steep, smooth, chaotic, etc. See sea. Various related terms are collected in sea state terminology G112. See also RES-2 on sea state and the Beaufort scale, RES-21. See G129 for sea state codes used in weather reports. The role of sea state appearance in shipboard forecasting is discussed in RES-4, a summary of forecasting tips. Wave distributions in a fully developed sea can be computed with the wave computer, G226.

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