Definition
Averaged in the same way as MHWS but for the low waters of the greatest-range days. On older charts MLWS was itself the chart datum, so predicted heights could go negative; modern charts use LAT, which lies a little below MLWS. The gap between the two, typically a few tenths of a metre, matters when comparing an old chart's soundings with a current prediction.
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