Coastal Analysis Submission for Pierce County, WA

Coastal study data as defined in FEMA Guidelines and Specifications, Appendix D: Final Draft Guidelines for Coastal Flood Hazard Analysis and Mapping for the Pacific Coast of the United States (Revised January 2005) submitted as a result of a coastal study. FEMA guidance documents note that a variety of analytical methodologies may be used to establish Base (1-percent-annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and floodplains throughout coastal areas of the United States. The documents itemize references for the methodologies currently in use by FEMA for specific coastal flood hazards, provides general guidance for documentation of a coastal flood hazard analysis, and outlines intermediate data submissions for coastal flood hazard analyses with new storm surge modeling and revised stillwater flood level (SWFL).(Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specs, Appendix D "Guidance for Coastal Flooding Analyses and Mapping", Section D.1)