PREFACE 



The study described herein was authorized by the Office, Chief of Engi- 

 neers, US Army Corps of Engineers, in a letter dated 30 April 1985 and was 

 performed for the Federal Insurance Administration (FIA), Federal Emergency 

 Management Agency, under Interagency Agreement EMW-85-E-1822, Project Order 

 No. 1, Amendment No. 14. The FIA Technical Monitor was Dr. Frank Tsai. 



The investigation was conducted from May 1985 to July 1986 by personnel 

 of the Research Division of the Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC), 

 US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES). Mr. Peter L. Crawford, 

 Coastal Oceanography Branch (COB) was the Principal Investigator of the study 

 and prepared this report under direct supervision of Dr. Edward F. Thompson, 

 Chief, COB, and Mr. H. Lee Butler, Chief, Research Division, CERC; and under 

 general supervision of Dr. James R. Houston and Mr. Charles C. Calhoun, Jr., 

 Chief and Assistant Chief, CERC, respectively. 



This report was edited by Ms. Shirley A. J. Hanshaw, Information Prod- 

 ucts Division, Information Technology Laboratory, WES. 



During publication of this report, COL Dwayne G. Lee, CE, was Commander 

 and Director of WES. Dr. Robert W. Whalin was Technical Director. 



