PART VI: STORMS 



118. This part discusses the details of storms affecting the FRF, As 

 used here, "storms" are defined as times when the wave height parameter, 



H , equals or exceeds 2.0 m at the seaward end of the FRF pier. Hourly data 

 collected during such times are presented in Appendix D. Sample spectra from 

 the Baylor gage at the seaward end of the pier are given in Appendix B. 

 Prestorm and/or poststorm bathymetry diagrams are given in Appendix C. 



119. There were 24 storms during 1983; in the prior years 15 to 18 

 storms occurred. On an average, one storm a week occurred during January 

 through March, this was particularly unusual for March when only one or two 

 storms occurred in prior years. 



January 1983 

 4 January 



120. A low pressure system developed on 2 January off South Carolina. 

 This low moved north to Cape Hatteras, N. C, on 3 January, then east and 

 offshore on 4 January. 



10-12 January 



121. This low-pressure system developed off Georgia on 9 January and 

 moved northward along the coast. It was off Cape Hatteras on 10 January, then 

 into Canada on 11 January. A second low originated over western North 

 Carolina on 11 January and moved northeast and offshore on 12 January. 



21-22 January 



122. A large low-pressure system over the Great Lakes and another low 

 off Florida produced onshore winds at the FRF. 



27-29 January 



123. This low-pressure system formed over Florida on 26 January and 

 moved north along the coast. On 28 January, it was positioned east of the FRF 

 before moving to the north, 



February 1983 



11-12 February 



124. A low-pressure system formed south of Cape Hatteras on 11 Feb- 

 ruary, It moved north along the coast past the FRF, 



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