87
475
Some vessels within 100 miles to the S and E of Hongkong had fresh NE breezes while the Albania and Picciola about 150 SSE of Hongkong had gentle N breezes and fine weather. The Sachem near those two vessels reports a fresh N gale and high sea. This force is doubtless over estimated.
The centre at noon on the 25th September was situated in 19° 30′, 118° 45′ and at midnight in 20° 20′, 119° 30'. It was moving slowly (at about 5 to 6 miles per hour) towards NNE and had increased in intensity since the previous day.
Detailed observations for the 26th September are annexed for some of the stations in the neigh- bourhood of the Formosa Channel. The following are some additional observations for noon of the 26th:-
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COAST STATIONS.
Bolinao, Hongkong, Steep Island,
29,87 + .03
SSE
.85 .00
.90 .14
North Saddle, Ichang,
.88 .12
.85 .05
W NE ENE calm
1223
0.
c.
cm.
om.
0.
VESSELS.
Sch. Santa Cruz,
S.S. Don Juan,
SSW
DOKONALEN
SSW
Bk. Penshaw,
S
Sh. Albania,
WSW
Bk. Sachem,
250 17° 29' 200 18 41 90 20 28 330 19 WSW 300 20
119° 16'
SSW
C.
heavy sea.
119 36 29.79
W
high sea.
120 52
.69
SW
27
115 31
calm
b.
14
115 57
NNE
S.S. Phra Chua Chom Klao,
W 400 21
40
-
113 29
.86
NNE 2
decreasing sea. swell.
J
99
Deuteros, Ningpo,
NW/W 180 23
54 NW 180 24 50
118 12
.79
118 58 .76
NNE 5 NNE 4
0.
0.
The following are the observations made at South Cape for the 26th and 27th over which place the centre passed at noon on the 26th:-
SOUTH CAPE.
Hour.
Bar.
SEPTEMBER, 26.
WIND.
SEPTEMBER, 27.
Temp.
Direction.
Velocity miles per hour.
1 a.
3
:
29.75
4
5
6
.69
75
7
8
9
10
11
Noon
1 p.
2
1:5892388
.61
་
.67 78
7
8
9
.75
10
IR : 12 IN TIS TIR 1 12 1 2 1
NE NE/E
21
24
ESE
21
ogmr
29.76
ENE
9
E
15
ESE
11
E
28
E/S ESE
31
...
46 ogmqr
4.00
E/S
47
SE/E
59
80
SSW
18
o m
NW/W
76
WNW
65
75
47
ompq
46
W/N
43
34
36
38
78
37
WNW
34
11
41
Midt.
.75 78
40
c m
Weather.
Rainfall.
Bar.
inches.
78
•
...
.79
::
.83 80
.85
.80 81
...
.83 80
.88
...
.94
228¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ 2 | Temp.
Direction.
Velocity miles! per hour.
Weather.
inches.
Rainfall.
WNW
40
27
NW/W
32
WNW
38
...
29
79
39
WIN
35
WNW
33
NW/W
30
2.50
24
---
W/N
35
WNW
WIN
21
24
r
WNW
23
...
18
19
W/N
22
22
79 WNW
NNW
21
9
N/W
7
76
WIND.
...
On the 26th September light S breezes with rising barometer and cloudy weather prevailed in Luzon. Light airs and breezes chiefly from W prevailed at Hongkong with barometer rising towards evening and the sky clearing. At Victoria Peak there was NNE 2 during the morning backing to WNW 3 during the afternoon and becoming NW 3 at night. N to NE moderate to strong breezes prevailed in the Channel during the morning with cloudy weather and falling barometer. During the evening the barometer was rising again and at the S entrance to the Channel the wind backed to SW 3 and the sky cleared. At Fisher Island there blew N 8 during the afternoon backing to NNW 4 at midnight. At S Cape the wind commenced veering from NE at 3 a. but was no stronger than force 4 until after 7 a. Between 9 a. and 11 a. the barometer fell very rapidly, the wind being ESE a fresh to strong gale with rain the whole time. From the record of the anemograph it is seen that at 11.30 a. the wind commenced to veer from ESE and at 11.50 a. it fell absolutely calm, the direction