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Ross Wagenseil for PGDM April 2001 Wind Wave Surge 10yr25yr50yr100yr SELECT Nevis Topography ARC-MINUTES 0 2.5 KILOMETERS 2.5 0 MILES 0 2.5 PGDM May 2001.

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1 Ross Wagenseil for PGDM April 2001 Wind Wave Surge 10yr25yr50yr100yr SELECT Nevis Topography ARC-MINUTES 0 2.5 KILOMETERS 2.5 0 MILES 0 2.5 PGDM May 2001 17.075 N 62.65 W 17.225 N 62.525 W Grid: British West Indies Projection: Transverse Mercator Spheroid: Clarke 1880 Unit of Measurement: Meter Meridian of Origin: 62° West of Greenwich Latitude of Origin : Equator Scale Factor at Origin: 0.9995 False Co-ords of Origin: 400,000 m Easting, Nil Northing Datum: K12 Astro 1955 Molodensky dx/dy/dz: 9 183 236 Resolution: 6 arc-seconds. (~ 182.5 m) The model used great-circle distances on the WGS84 datum. 0 > 750 m < - 50 m 100 200 300 sea level 400 500 600 700 N Scale varies with output device: Letter paper, 8½” X 11” ~ 1/119,000 15” monitor ~ 1/129,000 17” monitor ~ 1/114,000 19” monitor ~ 1/102,000 APPROXIMATELY Points of Interest: 1 2 2. Pinney’s Beach: Major beach and resort development. Beachfront subject to erosion and low ground subject to flooding. There are breakwaters too small to show at this resolution 1. Charlestown: Main town, facing west with some protection from peninsula and shallows to the south. 3 4 3. Newcastle: Airport on level ground elevated above beach. 4. Long Point: New commercial wharf, too small to show explicitly at this resolution. Notes: 1. Roads are shown for visual reference only. 2. Waves and surges for Points of Interest are reported from nearest cell offshore. Directory Topo. Map

2 Nevis Winds Wind Speeds 012345 knots mph kph m/s Storm Category 255075100125 255075100 125 150 50100150200250 10 20 304050 60 70 Wind Wave Surge 10yr25yr50yr100yr SELECT Min Max N ARC-MINUTES 0 2.5 KILOMETERS 2.5 0 MILES 0 2.5 Ross Wagenseil for PGDM April 2001 17.075 N 62.65 W 17.225 N 62.525 W 1 2 3 4 PGDM May 2001 2. Pinney’s Beach: North 29 m/s South 29 m/s 1. Charlestown: North 28 m/s South 28 m/s 3. Newcastle: West 34 m/s East 34 m/s 4. Long Point: 34 m/s Probability 10% / year, 10-Year Return Time DirectoryTopo. Map

3 Waves Wave Heights Meters Feet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 510 15 20 25 Wind Wave Surge 10yr25yr50yr100yr SELECT Min Max Nevis N ARC-MINUTES 0 2.5 KILOMETERS 2.5 0 MILES 0 2.5 Ross Wagenseil for PGDM April 2001 1 2 3 4 17.075 N 62.65 W 17.225 N 62.525 W PGDM May 2001 2. Pinney’s Beach: North 3.0 m South 2.6 m 1. Charlestown: North 2.0 m South 1.4 m 3. Newcastle: West 2.2 m East 2.3 m 4. Long Point: 4.1 m Probability 10% / year, 10-Year Return Time DirectoryTopo. Map

4 Surges Surge Heights 1234 5 6 5 10 15 20 Meters Feet Wind Wave Surge 10yr25yr50yr100yr SELECT Min Max Nevis N ARC-MINUTES 0 2.5 KILOMETERS 2.5 0 MILES 0 2.5 Ross Wagenseil for PGDM April 2001 17.075 N 62.65 W 17.225 N 62.525 W 1 2 3 4 PGDM May 2001 Note: surges are reported as elevation above sea level, not depth of water. 2. Pinney’s Beach: North 0.2 m South 0.2 m 1. Charlestown: North 0.2 m South 0.2 m 3. Newcastle: West 0.3 m East 0.4 m 4. Long Point: 0.2 m Probability 10% / year, 10-Year Return Time DirectoryTopo. Map

5 Wind Speeds 012345 knots mph kph m/s Storm Category 255075100125 255075100 125 150 50100150200250 10 20 304050 60 70 Winds Wind Wave Surge 10yr25yr50yr100yr SELECT Min Max Nevis N ARC-MINUTES 0 2.5 KILOMETERS 2.5 0 MILES 0 2.5 Ross Wagenseil for PGDM April 2001 1 2 3 4 17.075 N 62.65 W 17.225 N 62.525 W PGDM May 2001 2. Pinney’s Beach: North 37 m/s South 37 m/s 1. Charlestown: North 37 m/s South 36 m/s 3. Newcastle: West 43 m/s East 44 m/s 4. Long Point: 44 m/s Probability 4% / year, 25-Year Return Time DirectoryTopo. Map

6 Waves Wave Heights Meters Feet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 510 15 20 25 Wind Wave Surge 10yr25yr50yr100yr SELECT Min Max Nevis N ARC-MINUTES 0 2.5 KILOMETERS 2.5 0 MILES 0 2.5 Ross Wagenseil for PGDM April 2001 1 2 3 4 17.075 N 62.65 W 17.225 N 62.525 W PGDM May 2001 2. Pinney’s Beach: North 3.0 m South 2.6 m 1. Charlestown: North 1.4 m South 2.1 m 3. Newcastle: West 2.3 m East 2.4 m 4. Long Point: 4.1 m Probability 4% / year, 25-Year Return Time DirectoryTopo. Map

7 Surges Surge Heights 1234 5 6 5 10 15 20 Meters Feet Wind Wave Surge 10yr25yr50yr100yr SELECT Min Max Nevis N ARC-MINUTES 0 2.5 KILOMETERS 2.5 0 MILES 0 2.5 Ross Wagenseil for PGDM April 2001 17.075 N 62.65 W 17.225 N 62.525 W PGDM May 2001 1 2 3 4 Note: surges are reported as elevation above sea level, not depth of water. 2. Pinney’s Beach: North 0.3 m South 0.3 m 1. Charlestown: North 0.3 m South 0.3 m 3. Newcastle: West 0.6 m East 0.6 m 4. Long Point: 0.3 m Probability 4% / year, 25-Year Return Time DirectoryTopo. Map

8 Wind Speeds 012345 knots mph kph m/s Storm Category 255075100125 255075100 125 150 50100150200250 10 20 304050 60 70 Winds Wind Wave Surge 10yr25yr50yr100yr SELECT Min Max Nevis N ARC-MINUTES 0 2.5 KILOMETERS 2.5 0 MILES 0 2.5 Ross Wagenseil for PGDM April 2001 17.075 N 62.65 W 17.225 N 62.525 W PGDM May 2001 1 2 3 4 2. Pinney’s Beach: North 43 m/s South 43 m/s 1. Charlestown: North 42 m/s South 42 m/s 3. Newcastle: West 50 m/s East 50 m/s 4. Long Point: 50 m/s Probability 2% / year, 50-Year Return Time DirectoryTopo. Map

9 Waves Wave Heights Meters Feet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 510 15 20 25 Wind Wave Surge 10yr25yr50yr100yr SELECT Min Max Nevis N ARC-MINUTES 0 2.5 KILOMETERS 2.5 0 MILES 0 2.5 Ross Wagenseil for PGDM April 2001 17.075 N 62.65 W 17.225 N 62.525 W 1 2 3 4 PGDM May 2001 2. Pinney’s Beach: North 2.7 m South 3.1 m 1. Charlestown: North 2.1 m South 1.5 m 3. Newcastle: West 2.5 m East 2.5 m 4. Long Point: 4.2 m Probability 2% / year, 50-Year Return Time DirectoryTopo. Map

10 Surges Surge Heights 1234 5 6 5 10 15 20 Meters Feet Wind Wave Surge 10yr25yr50yr100yr SELECT Min Max Nevis N ARC-MINUTES 0 2.5 KILOMETERS 2.5 0 MILES 0 2.5 Ross Wagenseil for PGDM April 2001 17.075 N 62.65 W 17.225 N 62.525 W 1 2 3 4 PGDM May 2001 Note: surges are reported as elevation above sea level, not depth of water. 2. Pinney’s Beach: North 0.4 m South 0.4 m 1. Charlestown: North 0.4 m South 0.4 m 3. Newcastle: West 0.8 m East 0.8 m 4. Long Point: 0.4 m Probability 2% / year, 50-Year Return Time DirectoryTopo. Map

11 Wind Speeds 012345 knots mph kph m/s Storm Category 255075100125 255075100 125 150 50100150200250 10 20 304050 60 70 Winds Wind Wave Surge 10yr25yr50yr100yr SELECT Min Max Nevis N ARC-MINUTES 0 2.5 KILOMETERS 2.5 0 MILES 0 2.5 Ross Wagenseil for PGDM April 2001 17.075 N 62.65 W 17.225 N 62.525 W 1 2 3 4 PGDM May 2001 2. Pinney’s Beach: North 48 m/s South 49 m/s 1. Charlestown: North 47 m/s South 47 m/s 3. Newcastle: West 56 m/s East 56 m/s 4. Long Point: 57 m/s Probability 1% / year, 100-Year Return Time DirectoryTopo. Map

12 Waves Wave Heights Meters Feet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 510 15 20 25 Wind Wave Surge 10yr25yr50yr100yr SELECT Min Max Nevis N ARC-MINUTES 0 2.5 KILOMETERS 2.5 0 MILES 0 2.5 Ross Wagenseil for PGDM April 2001 17.075 N 62.65 W 17.225 N 62.525 W 1 2 3 4 PGDM May 2001 2. Pinney’s Beach: North 3.1 m South 2.8 m 1. Charlestown: North 2.2 m South 1.5 m 3. Newcastle: West 2.6 m East 2.7 m 4. Long Point: 4.2 m Probability 1% / year, 100-Year Return Time DirectoryTopo. Map

13 Surges Surge Heights 1234 5 6 5 10 15 20 Meters Feet N Wind Wave Surge 10yr25yr50yr100yr SELECT Min Max Nevis ARC-MINUTES 0 2.5 KILOMETERS 2.5 0 MILES 0 2.5 Ross Wagenseil for PGDM April 2001 17.075 N 62.65 W 17.225 N 62.525 W 1 2 3 4 PGDM May 2001 Note: surges are reported as elevation above sea level, not depth of water. 2. Pinney’s Beach: North 0.6 m South 0.6 m 1. Charlestown: North 0.6 m South 0.6 m 3. Newcastle: West 1.0 m East 1.1 m 4. Long Point: 0.5 m Probability 1% / year, 100-Year Return Time DirectoryTopo. Map


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