Atlantic Coast Hindcast, Deepwater, Significant Wave Information

Using a numerical hindcast technique, deepwater, significant wave data height, peak period, and direction have been computed for the 20-year interval 1956 through 1975 for the U. S. Atlantic coast. The wave data are presented for 13 stations in 8 data products 1 Percent Occurrence Tables, 2 Percent Exceedance Diagrams, 3 Duration Table, 4 Wave Rose Diagrams, 5 Height, Period, Direction Histograms, 6 Return Period Diagrams, 7 Steepness Diagrams, 8 Mean and Largest Wave-Height Tables. A brief description of each product is given and some sections on use of the products, including examples, are provided.