PREFACE 



This report is the twelfth in a series of annual data summaries 

 authorized by Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE) , under Civil 

 Works Research Work Unit 32525, 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 Ms. Carolyn M. Holmes, CERC. The HQUSACE Technical 

 Monitors were Messrs. John H. Lockhart, Jr.; James E. Crews; John G. Housley; 

 and Robert H. Campbell. 



The data for the report were collected and analyzed at the WES/CERC 

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

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

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

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

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

 Calhoun, Jr., Director and Assistant Director, CERC, respectively. 

 Messrs. Kent K. Hathaway, Oceanographer , FRF, and Ralph T. Hayes, Electronics 

 Technician, FRF, assisted with instrumentation. Mr. Brian L. Scarborough, 

 Amphibious Vehicle Operator, FRF, assisted with data collection. 

 Messrs. Clifford F. Baron, Stephen T. Blanchard, Matthew E. Cahur , and Mohsen 

 Alhaddad and Mses . Wendy L. Smith and Juliana Atmadja 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. 



Director of WES during the publication of this report was Dr. Robert W. 

 Whalin. COL Leonard G. Hassell, EN, was Commander and Deputy Director. 



