Predominant Wind

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002102",
  "term": "Predominant Wind",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The wind that prevails and generates the local component of the significant sea conditions across the forecast area. This is the wind included in all marine forecast products and is defined as a 10-meter wind, except over the nearshore marine zones where it is defined to be the wind at a 3-meter height.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/predominant-wind/"
}