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FIGURES--Continued 



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63 Profiles PL-6 and PL- 11, 7 January 1972 80 



64 Profiles PL-6 and PL- 11 on 10 and 17 January 1972 81 



65 Beach cusps at profile PL-0 82 



66 Beach cusps looking northward from profile PL-0 ........ 82 



67 Profiles PL-7 and PL-11, 25 and 26 January 1972 83 



68 Typical poststorm or early preweld profile 85 



69 Preweld profile 85 



70 Late preweld profile, 6 July 1971 86 



71 Contemporaneous preweld and postweld profiles PL-0 through 



PL-7, 7 August 1971. • • 86 



72 Beach process variable measurements, 18 to 20 February 1972 . . 88 



73 Surface weather map, 19 February 1972 89 



74 Surface weather map, 20 February 1972 90 



75 Profile PL-6, 30 January to 20 February 1972 92 



76 Profile PL-0, 30 January to 20 February 1972 93 



77 View of storm damage to the south of PL-0 94 



78 View of storm damage to the north of PL-0 94 



79 Photos showing erosion of the' dune scarp north of the study 



area 



95 



80 Storm-damaged cottages at the northern end of Plum Island, 



February 1972 96 



81 Photo showing first ridge to appear after storm of 



22 February 1972 97 



82 Aerial view of study area 3 days after the storm 97 



83 Poststorm beach-face gradient changes, January and 



February 1972 98 



