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Details
- Name
- Slight
- Wave Height Min (m)
- 0.5
- Wave Height Max (m)
- 1.25
- Description
- Large wavelets with crests beginning to break; foam is glassy in appearance with occasional scattered white horses.
- Operational Impact
- Generally benign for naval operations; small-boat transfers feasible with care; helicopter recovery and flight ops unaffected on larger ships; mild surface noise impacts passive sonar.