<Ol> <Li> Wind speed or strength relative to wave speed--the wind must be moving faster than the wave crest for energy transfer </Li> <Li> The uninterrupted distance of open water over which the wind blows without significant change in direction (called the fetch) </Li> <Li> Width of area affected by fetch </Li> <Li> Wind duration--the time for which the wind has blown over the water . </Li> <Li> Water depth </Li> </Ol> <Li> Wind speed or strength relative to wave speed--the wind must be moving faster than the wave crest for energy transfer </Li> <Li> The uninterrupted distance of open water over which the wind blows without significant change in direction (called the fetch) </Li> <Li> Width of area affected by fetch </Li>

The uninterrupted distance over which the wind blows without change in direction is the