Wave hights and wind conditions in the north central Pacific at noon on February 6, 2003. The gray wind barbs indicate wind speed and direction. Each tooth equals ten knots, and the barbs point into the wind. The vectors (red arrows) show which direction the waves are moving.
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Y ou can access wave height images from the NOAA Wavewatch page at: http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/main_int.html .