As the ship or fleet size is defined, the channel width is dependent on the track zone width, and track zone width is dependent on the drift Angle of navigation.

当船舶或船队的尺度确定后(主要是长和宽)，航道宽度即取决于航迹带宽度，而航迹带宽度又取决于航行漂角的大小。

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As the fleet heads into the English Channel it is likely to encounter a low tracking east which could brings winds of 30-35 knots and large swells from the Atlantic.

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