 Solution

Retaining the integrated energy flux from part (i), slow changes of depth and latitude obeyAt fixed depth and higher absolute latitude in the same hemisphere, $|f|=2\Omega |\sin \phi |$ increases, so $A_0\propto \sqrt{|f|}$ increases. The offshore trapping width $L_R=c/|f|$ narrows, concentrating the same transported energy closer to the coast.

This uses a local Kelvin-mode approximation on a slowly varying background, despite the original constant-$f$ derivation. The scale of variation must be long enough for the wave to adjust without substantial reflection, scattering or dissipation. It is not a rule to extrapolate through the equator, where the coastal trapping scale and hemisphere-dependent propagation rule change.