K Nondimensional bottom-drag coefficient 



o to 



N Number of Fourier-type transformation coefficients 



in the series 



P Atmospheric pressure 



P m Far field pressure 



P Central pressure of the hurricane 



o r 



Qc*'Qt* Volume transport per unit width in the S* and 

 T* directions 



r,6 Polar coordinates 



r. Distance from the hurricane center to any point 



R f Range factor for deforming the wind 



R, Distance from the hurricane center to the region of 



maximum winds 



S f Shift factor for deforming the wind 



S ,S Distance normal to the seaward boundary and along 



" the coast 



S*,T* Coordinates of the stretched shelf coordinate 



system 



T Long wave travel time 



V„ Maximum winds of the hurricane 



c s 

 W ,W Weighting factors for the coast and seaward 



boundary curves 



'10 



Windspeed at an elevation of 10 meters above the 

 water surface 



x,y Rectilinear coordinates 



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