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Fic. 44.—Low waters, Atlantic City, Los Angeles, and Pensacola, October 1947. 
At Pensacola, the greater part of the month but one low water occurred each day. 
For the few days when two low waters occurred, only the lower low water is plotted in 
Figure 44. The average range of tide for the month was 1.2 feet, while the difference 
in height between the highest and lowest low water was 1.3 feet. 
The fluctuations in the heights of the low waters shown in Figure 44 are due to 
both periodic tidal variations and to the disturbing effects of wind and weather. The 
