From the Figure or equation (3), 
jae) 
i 
=: Ss 
Boe ae 2oAll 5 
8.4 feet (2.6 meters). 
2") 
7) 
Ml 
VI. SUMMARY 
A three-parameter model for the distribution of significant wave height is 
given. A procedure for using available data from a site to compile a dimension- 
less distribution of significant height and to estimate parameters in the model 
is presented. The procedure extends the use of available data and leads to a 
model which more closely follows the data than procedures given in the SPM. The 
procedure is applied to shallow-water gage data from Nags Head, North Carolina. 
