Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 1689637)

As TorpX said, it's not 15 knots, it's 15 meters/second, which is exactly 29.2 knots. SH3 Commander incorporated the old Big Waves mod, which doubled the size of the waves at any given wind speed, which means that a 15 m/s wind will give waves the equivalent of a 60-knot hurricane. If you choose 'Seasonal' then the waves will be standard height in June and July, 1.25 in April, May, August and September, 1.5 in February, March, October and November, and 2 (actually 1.85) in January and December.

Every day I file a patrol report with my 4-digit grid location, course, speed, wind, Beaufort State and wave height. To vary it up I first get the wind speed from the Watch Officer. I then roll a die:
1 = 2 m/s slower than he said.
2 = 1 m/s slower.
3-4 = Same.
5 = 1 m/s faster than he said.
6 = 2 m/s faster.

I then multiply that number by the Seasonal factor and look up that number on my handy-dandy copy of the Beaufort chart, which gives me sea state and wave height. It also gives a number that matches pretty well with what I see the ocean doing.

Originally Posted by sublynx (Post 1689255)

Now that would be an absolutely great mod, if someone knew how to change the messaging system so that everytime the weather changes the Watch officer would give a warning.

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 1692720)

Which weather effects? The wave height is the only one that's actually changed in Commander. Here is wintertime at x2: