The following information was entered into this text file in its exact form
at BioSystems Analysis, Inc. from three pages of hard copies received from 
NOAA (8/94) along with the tidal data files. There are three separate sets 
of information separated by doulbe lines.

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1.  DATA FORMAT FOR HOURLY TIDAL HEIGHTS FROM NOAA
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                             DPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                          NOAA/NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
                N/OMA123 - TIDAL DATUM QUALITY ASSURANCE SECTION

                HOURLY HEIGHTS FORMAT FOR DISKETTE:
                64 COLUMN ASCII CHARACTERS PER LINE


RECORD 1                     COLUMN           CONTENTS

                             1 -  7           STATION ID NUMBER
                             9 - 53           STATION NAME
                            54 - 60           TIME MERIDIAN
                            63 - 64           TIDE TYPE

RECORD 2                     COLUMN           CONTENTS

                             1 -  9           MONTH & YEAR
                            17 - 52           DATA HEADING

RECORD 3                     COLUMN           CONTENTS

                             2 -  3           DAY (2 LINES)
                                              1ST LINE FOR  0 - 11 HOURS
                                              2ND LINE FOR 12 - 23 HOURS
                             6 -  9           HTS IN HRDTHS OF FEET  (0/12)
                            11 - 14           HTS IN HRDTHS OF FEET  (1/13)
                            16 - 19           HTS IN HRDTHS OF FEET  (2/14)
                            21 - 24           HTS IN HRDTHS OF FEET  (3/15)
                            26 - 29           HTS IN HRDTHS OF FEET  (4/16)
                            31 - 34           HTS IN HRDTHS OF FEET  (5/17)
                            36 - 39           HTS IN HRDTHS OF FEET  (6/18)
                            41 - 44           HTS IN HRDTHS OF FEET  (7/19)
                            46 - 49           HTS IN HRDTHS OF FEET  (8/20)
                            51 - 54           HTS IN HRDTHS OF FEET  (9/21)
                            56 - 59           HTS IN HRDTHS OF FEET (10/22)
                            61 - 64           HTS IN HRDTHS OF FEET (11/23)

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2.   DATUM REFERENCE FOR HONOLULU, HAWAII [TEXT IN ANGLED BRACKETS [] WERE HAND 
     WRITTEN IN THE HARD COPY].
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                       OCEAN AND LAKE LEVELS DIVISION
                      OFFICE OF OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCES
                         NOAA/NOTIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
                           1305 EASE-WEST HIGHWAY
                        SILVER SPRING, MD. S0910-3233

                                                             DATE [7/24/94]
                               DATUM REFERENCE
                               ----- ---------


       STATION NUMBER = [161 - 2340]
                        -------------
       STATION NAME = [HONOLULU, HAWAII]
                      ---------------------------------

       DATES DATUM(S) APPLIES TO:

       FROM:  [Jan. 1, 1994]         to  [June 30, 1994]
            ------------------------    -----------------------
       EPOCH = [1960 - 78]
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       SUBTRACT [ 3.69 ] FEET TO REFER VALUES TO MLWW.
               ----------
       SUBTRACT [ 3.86 ] FEET TO REFER VALUES TO MLW.
               ----------
       SUBTRACT [ 5.64 ] FEET TO REFER VALUES TO MHHW.
               ----------
       SUBTRACT [ 5.16 ] FEET TO REFER VALUES TO MHW.
               ----------
       SUBTRACT [ 4.51 ] FEET TO REFER VALUES TO MTL.
               ----------
       SUBTRACT [ 4.54 ] FEET TO REFER VALUES TO MSL.
               ----------
       SUBTRACT [ N/A  ] FEET TO REFER VALUES TO NGVD.
               ----------


       MLWW = MEAN LOWER LOW WATER
       MLW  = MEAN LOW WATER
       MHHW = MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER
       MHW  = MEAN HIGH WATER
       MTL  = MEAN TIDE LEVEL
       MSL  = MEAN SEA LEVEL
       NGVD = NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929
              (FORMERLY THE SEA LEVEL DATUM OF 1929)


       ELEVATIONS ARE:     [X] PRELIMINARY
                         ------
                               FINAL
                         ------

       ID#  [210]
          ----------
      VER#
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3.  DATUM REFERENCE FOR MOKUOLOE IS., HAWAII [TEXT IN ANGLED BRACKETS [] WERE
     HAND WRITTEN IN THE HARD COPY].
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                       OCEAN AND LAKE LEVELS DIVISION
                      OFFICE OF OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCES
                         NOAA/NOTIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
                           1305 EASE-WEST HIGHWAY
                        SILVER SPRING, MD. S0910-3233

                                                             DATE [7/24/94]
                               DATUM REFERENCE
                               ----- ---------


       STATION NUMBER = [161 - 2480]
                        -------------
       STATION NAME = [MOKUOLOE, Is. HAWAII]
                      ---------------------------------

       DATES DATUM(S) APPLIES TO:

       FROM:  [Jan. 1, 1994]         to  [June 30, 1994]
            ------------------------    -----------------------
       EPOCH = [1960 - 78]
              ------------------
       SUBTRACT [ 2.80 ] FEET TO REFER VALUES TO MLWW.
               ----------
       SUBTRACT [ 3.16 ] FEET TO REFER VALUES TO MLW.
               ----------
       SUBTRACT [ 4.94 ] FEET TO REFER VALUES TO MHHW.
               ----------
       SUBTRACT [ 4.58 ] FEET TO REFER VALUES TO MHW.
               ----------
       SUBTRACT [ 3.87 ] FEET TO REFER VALUES TO MTL.
               ----------
       SUBTRACT [ 3.87 ] FEET TO REFER VALUES TO MSL.
               ----------
       SUBTRACT [ N/A  ] FEET TO REFER VALUES TO NGVD.
               ----------


       MLWW = MEAN LOWER LOW WATER
       MLW  = MEAN LOW WATER
       MHHW = MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER
       MHW  = MEAN HIGH WATER
       MTL  = MEAN TIDE LEVEL
       MSL  = MEAN SEA LEVEL
       NGVD = NATIONAL GEODETIC VERTICAL DATUM OF 1929
              (FORMERLY THE SEA LEVEL DATUM OF 1929)


       ELEVATIONS ARE:     [X] PRELIMINARY
                         ------
                               FINAL
                         ------

       ID#  [210]
          ----------
      VER#
          ----------


