Figure 21. Velocity directions for ebb-tide flow predicted by a 

 hydrodynamic model, Mobile Bay (April et al . 1976). 



superimpose a general eastward current in the Sound. The wind-induced 

 eastward current forces the currents to bifurcate further west on the 

 flood-tide and further eastward on the ebb-tide (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

 1983). 



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