| Octet Number |
Description |
Note |
Status |
| None |
The next two entries are repeated NDSP times to encode the scale factors and scaled values of the sequence parameters. |
None |
Operational |
| None |
The next two entries are repeated NFSP times to encode the scale factors and scaled values of the sequence parameters. |
None |
Operational |
| 10 |
Parameter category |
Code/Flag Table 4.1 |
Operational |
| 11 |
Parameter number |
Code/Flag Table 4.2 |
Operational |
| 12-13 |
Wave direction number |
None |
Operational |
| 14-15 |
Number of wave directions (ND) |
None |
Operational |
| 16-17 |
Wave frequency number |
None |
Operational |
| 18-19 |
Number of wave frequencies (NF) |
None |
Operational |
| 20 |
Type of generating process |
Code/Flag Table 4.3 |
Operational |
| 21 |
Background generating process identifier (defined by originating centre) |
None |
Operational |
| 22 |
Analysis or forecast generating process identifier (defined by originating centre) |
None |
Operational |
| 23-24 |
Hours of observational data cut-off after reference time |
(see Note 1) |
Operational |
| 25 |
Minutes of observational data cut-off after reference time |
None |
Operational |
| 26 |
Indicator of unit of time range |
Code/Flag Table 4.4 |
Operational |
| 27-30 |
Forecast time in units defined by previous octet |
None |
Operational |
| 31 |
Type of wave direction sequence |
Code/Flag Table 4.251 |
Operational |
| 32 |
Number of wave direction sequence parameters (NDSP) |
None |
Operational |
| 33+(NDSP-1)*5 |
Scale factor of wave direction sequence parameter |
None |
Operational |
| 33+NDSP*5 |
Type of wave frequency sequence |
Code/Flag Table 4.251 |
Operational |
| (34+(NDSP-1)*5)-(37+(NDSP-1)*5) |
Scaled value of wave direction sequence parameter |
(see Note 2) |
Operational |
| 34+NDSP*5 |
Number of wave frequency sequence parameters (NFSP) |
None |
Operational |
| 35+NDSP*5+(NFSP-1)*5 |
Scale factor of wave frequency sequence parameter |
None |
Operational |
| (36+NDSP*5+(NFSP-1)*5)-(39+NDSP*5+(NFSP-1)*5) |
Scaled value of wave frequency sequence parameter |
(see Note 3) |
Operational |