920 SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE OF 2nd OCT., 1886.
At 10 a. on the 31st the centre appears to have been about 17° 22′ N, 135° 15′ E. The baromete was falling slowly in Luzon and Formosa and was steady along the SE Coast, but had risen elsewhere i China and in Korea. The temperature and humidity were rather high but the weather was improving Light NW breezes were reported from Luzon. Light SW breezes prevailed along the China Coas The barque Amy Turner had experienced strong wind and heavy squalls veering first to ENE an then backing through N to W at 6 a. on the 1st. The barometer reinained at that hour still at its lowes reading (29.10 uncorrected) and began to rise slowly. The following day it blew very hard from SW But the weather cleared up and the wind moderated at midnight on the 1st.
The sea was compara tively smooth while the Amy Turner went through the typhoon.
At 10 a. on the 1st the centre appears to have been in 19° 20′ N, 133° 45′ E. The baromete had fallen in Luzon and in Southern China. The temperature was rather high, the humidity rathe low and the weather fine. Very light SW breezes prevailed in China and light airs from NW i Luzon and Formosa.
At 10 a. on the 2nd the centre may have been about 21° N, 132° E. The barometer had falle at all stations in the Far East except Haiphong. The temperatures and humidities were rather high i China and the weather cloudy and wet. Light W airs and fine weather were reported from Luzo light NW airs and fine weather were registered in Formosa and gentle SW breezes prevailed Southern and SEastern China.
At 10 a. on the 3rd the centre may have been about 24° N, 131° E. The barometer was fallin in Formosa and along the SE Coast of China, but had risen in Luzon, in Tonquin, in Northern Chir and in Southern Korea. Gentle SW breezes and fine weather prevailed in Luzon and in the China Se. At Middle Dog it blew a fresh NE breeze, at Foochow the weather was squally and wet and at Ste Island it blew a moderate NNE breeze.
At 10 a. on the 4th the centre appears to have been in 27° N, 129° E. The barometer had risen all the stations except those in Formosa, in SWestern Japan and at the lighthouses between Ningpo ar Shanghai. The temperature was rather high and the humidity moderate along the SE Coast of Chin Gentle SW breezes prevailed over the China Sea, gentle NE breezes in Northern Formosa and in tl Channel. Moderate E breezes blew between Nagasaki and Shanghai but a short deep swell with peculiar irregular appearance was observed near the Coast of Japan and a moderate NÑE breeze w: registered at Steep Island. In the course of the day the barometer began to fall slightly in Kius. (SW Japan) but rose elsewhere in Japan. The winds were N and E and the weather fair on t whole, but in the evening an gale blew SW of Japan.
At 10 a. on the 5th the centre appears to have been in 29° 22′ N, 128° 25′ E. The barometer h fallen slightly over Japan, and Southern Korea and along the Yangtzekiang as far as Kiukiang. had risen a few hundredths of an inch outside this area. The temperature was high, the humidi moderate, the weather cloudy and light W airs prevailed round the China Sea. Gentle N breezes we registered about the Northern entrance to the Formosa Channel and also in Shanghai. It blew a fre: NNW breeze at Steep Island, where the barometer had fallen about a tenth of an inch. At Nagasa the barometer had fallen a quarter of an inch and a fresh NE breeze was reported from there. Alor the Southern shore of Korea the barometer had fallen about a fifth of an inch and it blew a moderate fresh E breeze. At Fusan it blew a strong NE breeze the barometer had not fallen a tenth, but t weather was overcast, gloomy and wet. Lightning had been observed up to the previous midnig and was seen in the Korea Straits in the morning. Between Quelpart and Nagasaki it blew a fre NE gale and between SW Japan and the centre of the typhoon a whole gale from E was reported H. M. S. Cleopatra. The sea was very heavy and confused from Eastward, the squalls were heavy a spoondrift was flying very thickly so as to obscure every object at two ship's lengths distance.
At 2 p. on the 5th the centre appears to have been in 30° 20′ N, 128° 11′ E. The barometer h fallen over Japan, the lowest reading being reported from Kagoshima, where it blew an E gale. N a E winds and clear weather prevailed in S Nippon but it was cloudy elsewhere with rain in Kiusi The temperature had fallen much except near the inland sea. A strong NE gale blew in the Kor Strait. It blew a strong N breeze at Steep Island where the air was misty but not overcast. S. Cleopatra about 60 miles ENE of the centre of the typhoon encountered a whole gale from E wi heavy and sudden squalls, a mountainous and confused sea from E and continuous rain. At Pc Hamilton it blew a fresh NE breeze, with passing showers of rain.
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At 9 p. on the 5th the centre appears to have been in 31° 2′ N, 128° 2′ E. H. M. S. Cleopat about 40 miles E of the centre experienced a SE storm. The barometer had fallen to 28.48, the lowe reading reported. The barometer had fallen in Korea and in W Japan but risen in SW Kius Strong E winds prevailed with mostly overcast weather and rain in the West. The temperature h risen in Southern Japan but fallen elsewhere in that country. Strong NE gales were reported fr Southern Korea. In the Yellow Sea H. M. S. Pegasus experienced a strong NE breeze and a falli barometer. It blew moderate NE breezes in Northern Korea and at the Shantung Promontory.-- 10 p. and midnight the Austrian Gun-boat Nautilus about 90 miles WNW of the centre encountered N storin with a very high N sea. The barometer had fallen to 28.95.
At 1 a. on the 6th the centre appears to have been in 31° 35′ N, 127° 55′ E. The ships referr to above report still stormforce of wind. It had risen to a whole gale in Southern Korea.