4 October 1988 (Figure 37) 



75. On 3 October, this storm developed in the Gulf of Mexico off the 

 Florida coast, quickly intensified as it moved up the eastern coast, and was 

 located off Cape Hatteras , NC , early on 4 October. By the morning of 5 Octo- 

 ber, it was located off the New England coast. Maximum winds (from north- 

 northeast) exceeding 16 m/sec peaked at 1000 EST on 4 October, and the maximum 

 H mo (Gage 625) of 2.29 m (T p = 6.56 sec) was recorded at 0842 EST on the same 

 day. The minimum atmospheric pressure of 1008 mb was recorded at 0700 EST on 

 4 October. Total precipitation was 25 mm. 



040 



Atrnospher 



c Pressure 



mb 



Gage 616 



020- 











000- 

 990- 











Wind Speed, m/si 



360-, Wind Direction, Deg True N 



Wave Directio 



"i. Deg True N 



Gage 21 









Figure 37. Data for 4 October 1988 storm 



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