PREFACE 



This report is the ninth in a series of annual data summaries authorized 

 by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) , under Civil Works Research Work 

 Unit 321-6, Field Research Facility Analysis, Coastal Flooding Program. Funds 

 were provided through the US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) 

 Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC) , under the program management of 

 Dr. C. L. Vincent, CERC. Mr. John H. Lockhart, Jr. was USACE Technical 

 Monitor. 



The data for the report were collected and analyzed at CERC's Field 

 Research Facility (FRF) in Duck, NC. The report was prepared by 

 Mr. Michael W. Leffler, Computer Programmer Analyst, FRF, under direct 

 supervision of Mr. William A. Birkemeier, Chief, FRF Group, Engineering 

 Development Division (EDD) , and Mr. Thomas W. Richardson, Chief, EDD; and 

 under general supervision of Dr. James R. Houston and Mr. Charles C. Calhoun, 

 Jr. , Chief and Assistant Chief, CERC, respectively. Mr. Kent K. Hathaway, 

 Oceanographer , FRF, assisted with instrumentation; and Brian L. Scarborough, 

 Amphibious Vehicle Operator, FRF, assisted with data collection. Messrs. 

 Herman C. Miller, Clifford F. Baron, John B. Strider, Jr., Daniel B. Hogan and 

 Ms. Deborah R. Heibel and Ms. Wendy L. Smith assisted with data analysis at 

 the FRF. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Ocean 

 Service maintained the tide gage and provided statistics for summarization. 

 This report was edited by Mrs. Joyce H. Walker, Information Products 

 Division, Information Technology Laboratory, WES. 



Commander and Director of WES during the publication of this report was 

 COL Larry B. Fulton, EN. Dr. Robert W. Whalin was Technical Director. 



