Coastal study as defined in FEMA Guides and Specifications, Appendix D: Guidance for coastal Flooding Analyses and Mapping submitted as a result of a coastal study. appendix D notes 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. Appendix D itemizes references for the methodologies currently in use by FEMA for specific coastal flood hazards, provides general guidance for documentation of a coastal flood hazards analysis, specifies flood hazard analysis procedures for the Great Lakes coasts, and outlines intermediate data submission 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. The FEMA "Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Coastal Guidelines Update", February 2007 also provides additional guidelines for the Atlantic Coast.