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TABLE: SC_WVH#

SC_WVH# -- Surface code values for srfcCode='WVH#': Wave height (WMO Code Table 1555)
CODE MEANING
0 LESS THAN 1/4 M (1 FT) OR 5 M (16 FT)
1 1/2 M (1 1/2 FT) OR 5 1/2 M (17 1/2 FT)
2 1 M (3 FT) OR 6 M (19 FT)
3 1 1/2 M (5 FT) OR 6 1/2 M (21 FT)
4 2 M (6 1/2 FT) OR 7 M (22 1/2 FT)
5 2 1/2 M (8 FT) OR 7 1/2 M (24 FT)
6 3 M (9 1/2 FT) OR 8 M (25 1/2 FT)
7 3 1/2 M (11 FT) OR 8 1/2 M (27 FT)
8 4 M (13 FT) OR 9 M (29 FT)
9 4 1/2 M (14 FT) OR 9 1/2 M (30 1/2 FT)
X HEIGHT NOT DETERMINED

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