7-8 January 1988 (Figure 28) 



66. Onshore winds, generated by a Canadian high pressure system, were 

 reinforced by the formation of a storm off the NC coast late on 7 January. 

 The storm moved rapidly up the coast and reached Maine by 9 January. Peak 

 winds (from northeast) exceeded 16 m/sec at 0242 EST on 8 January. Several 

 hours later, the maximum H^ (Gage 625) of 2.85 ( T p =7.76 sec) and minimum 

 atmospheric pressure of 1011.3 mb were recorded. Precipitation totaled 25 mm. 



Atmospheric Pressure, mb 



Figure 28. Data for 7-8 January 1988 storm 



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