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451
(Captain HALL), at anchor in Pinghai Bay (25° 10′, 119° 10′) had NW 6 with heavy rain squalls during the morning with falling barometer. She was then WSW of the centre. At 2 p. the vessel was at anchor in 25° 20′, 119° 33′ and had a fresh SW gale (barometer 29.30) with very violent squalls and rising barometer and during the evening the wind continued to back and at 10 p. there was a strong S gale (barometer 29.55). Vessels to the South of Hongkong had moderate SW breezes and fine weather. The centre was at 3a. on August 17th in 24° 50′, 120° 55′ moving NW, at noon ́in 25° 35′, 120° 5′ and moving towards W.
The following are the observations for noon on August 17th :-
COAST STATIONS.
Bolinao, Hongkong,
SW/W
540 29.83 .00 280
таг.
.75 - .05
WSW
Breaker Pt..
SW/W
250
.64
.15
WSW
Swatow,
SW/W 280
.61
-
-.13
WSW
Lamocks,...
SW
210
.59
S. Cape,
S/E
220
Takow,
S
190
Anping,
S
160
.65
Fisher Island... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
S/W
130
.56
Chapel Island,
SW
130
.52
1 ++ | | |
..20
SSW
.72 + .12
SW
.70 + .02
WNW
.01
SW/S
- .08
Sw
.19
S
Amoy,
SW/W
130
.58
.18
W
Ockseu,
SWIS
50
.39
.36
WSW
Turnabout,
SW/S
15
.26 .52
WNW
Middle Dog,
N
20
.21
.55
ENE
Foochow,...
NW
40
.38
.41
NE/N
Tamsui,
ESE
70
.51
.21
NE
Keelung,
ESE
90
.46 .25
E
Wenchow,
NNE
130
.55 ..19
SE
Constance,
Steep Island,
North Saddle,..
Bq. Cambusdoon,
Sh. Marabout,
"
S.S. Alwine,
Sh. Charmer, Bq. Leruka,
Sch. Santa Cruz,
S.S. Meefoo,
NNE
320
.85 .02
SE
= (<4 61 60 60 61 00 10 20 10 1- 1–10/2GH
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2
C.
cm.
0.
öm.
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cm.
rg.
or.
orq. omd.
0.
omr.
om.
omp.
orq.
C.
NNE
360
.82 .02
og.
orq.
cm.
cm.
VESSELS.
15° 26'
19 18
112° 58' 114
SW/S 750 29.82
SW
4 b.
19 44
113 50
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20 18
110 48
21 24
121
39
118
22 32
116
2 117
23 52 118
24 9
near Ockseu.
118
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SW 500
SW 4 b.
SW 480'
SSW 5
fine.
++
SW/W 600
.72
SW
29
S/E 260
WSW 6 C.
3
SSW 260
.75
WSW
36
SW 270
7
SW 230
.61
SW 3 0.
bigh sea. WSW swell.
SW 160
.54
SW 8 orq.
32
SW 120
.52
SW
6 or.
high E sea.
SW/S
70
.41
WIS 6
or.
25 26
120
18
SE
17
.27
3 0.
confused sea.
?(25 15
119
20)
SW/S 40
,30 NW/W 6 Or.
+
46
26 55
120 38 122
ENE 30
.39
55
ENE 170
.68
SSE
7 cgp. heavy sea. SE/E 8 0.
confused sea.
at Foochow.
NW
40
NNE 8 orq.
32
123
8
NE 230
.83
ESE
8 c.
29 57
128
14
NE/E 500
.84
S
5 q.
24
121
32
N/E 350
.89
31
33 128
42
NE 600
.91
SE 5 C. SE 3
heavy confused sca. increasing sea.
moderate sea.
On the 18th August fresh S breezes decreasing with showery weather and rising barometer prevailed in S Formosa and at Fisher Island. At Hongkong the barometer was rising during the day, but very slightly. Temperature was high during the night of the 17th to 18th, but decreased towards noon when showery weather set in. The wind was WSW 3 to 4 during the morning hours, backing and decreasing in the afternoon. Lightning was seen at night. In N Formosa the barometer had risen rapidly and light to gentle variable breezes prevailed with showery weather in the evening. The barometer had risen considerably at all stations on the SE coast particularly in the N part of the district. At Swatow and the adjacent lighthouses strong SW breezes decreasing prevailed with very wet weather and much the same wind and weather prevailed at Amoy. At Chapel Island, Ockseu and Turnabout fresh SE to S veering gales were blowing during the early morning. About noon the force decreased to moderate and light breezes. The weather was wet all day. At Middle Dog there was SE 6 to 7 veering and decreasing in the afternoon with showery weather. Foochow had $ 4 decreasing at 3 a. squally with rain. During the evening the weather became fine with light S air. On the East Coast moderate SE breezes prevailed with fine weather except at Wenchow and Ningpo where it was showery in the morning. The barometer was falling at the stations along the Yangzte river with moderate to light NE veering breezes and fine weather.
Vessels in the China Sea S of Hongkong had moderate to fresh S and SW winds with cloudy weather. Those in the Formosa Channel during the morning fresh to moderate SSW (in the South part) to SSE (in the North part) gales decreasing with very high sea and dirty weather. Off the East Coast and NE of Formosa there was a very high sea with chiefly strong SE breezes decreasing.
The centre at noon on August 18th was, perhaps, in about 2610, 116° moving WNWard.