668455-1886-Report-on-the-Typhoons-of-1884-and-1885- — Page 12

916 SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE OF 2ND OCT., 1886.

At 10 a. on the 18th the centre appears to have been about 23° 20′ N, 110° 35° E. The bar meter was rising at all the stations along the Coast and in the Philippines except Pakhoi, Hoihoy and Manila. Moderate SW breezes prevailed in China, and the weather was wet in Southern Chin At Pakhoi it blew a gentle W breeze accompanied by rain. The depression appears to have lost t character of a typhoon as soon as it entered the mainland, and on the whole to have been shallow ar of short duration. On the mainland it did not blow strongly till the centre was within 40 or 50 mile but at sea strong winds were felt within 100 miles. The clouds stretched as far as 200 miles in fro of the centre.

At 10 a. on the 18th Typhoon VII. appears to have been about 12° N. 135° E. The Britis barque Mount Lebanon in 15° N, 131° E had a light NNW brocze (the wind having backed fro E.N.E. the previous day), and the barometer (29.90 corrected) began to fall. At Iloilo the baromet was rising and the day was fine and calm. A light wind from NE was registered at 1 p.

At 10 a. on the 19th the centre appears to have been about 124° N, 134° E. The Mount Lebani in 15° N, 129 E had a moderate NW breeze, squally weather and the barometer had fallen nearly 0 inch. The barometer had also fallen in Iloilo, where the air was calm and detached clouds we observed. The barometer was rising along the Coast of China and light SW breezes prevailed. T temperature and humidity were rather high and the sky clouded in the South, where local squal connected with thunderstorms were observed. The sky was on the whole clear in the North.

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At 10 a. on the 20th the centre appears to have been in about 14° N, 133° E. The Mount Leband in 15° N, 127° E had still a moderate NW breeze and squally weather. The barometer had fallen 29.75. The British schooner Linnet in 19° N, 127° E had a strong N breeze and cloudy and squal weather. The barometer had fallen at all stations in China and Luzon. The sky was overcast along th Southern Coast, where the temperature and humidity continued high. Gentle S breezes prevailed alon the whole extent of the Coast. Over Luzon the sky was blue and gentle to fresh NNW breezes we reported. In Iloilo the barometer was beginning to fall. The weather was fine and calm. At times. light SW breeze was felt. At 4 p. a fresh NW breeze was reported from Bolinao.

At 10 a. on the 21st the centre appears to have been in 15° N, 131° E. The Mount Lebanon 15° N, 127° E had a fresh W breeze, squally weather and the barometer had fallen to 29.58. Ti Linnet in 18° N, 124° E reports a strong N breeze and cloudy weather. In Iloilo it blew a gentle S breeze. The weather was calm and cloudy. The barometer had fallen here and in Luzon as well in Southern China but had risen in Northern China. It blew a moderate to strong NW breeze and ti sky was blue over Luzon. In China the temperature and humidity continued high. The weather w fine with detached clouds and light variable breezes.

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At 10 a. on the 22nd the centre appears to have been about 16° 52′ N, 128° 43′ E. The Mou Lebanon in 15° N, 128° E was experiencing a whole gale from W, and the weather was very rough. barometer fell to 29.22 at 1. p. and the wind began then to back towards S. The Linnet in 18o ≥ 124° E had a NNW gale. It blew a moderate NW gale at Bolinao during the previous night wit squally weather accompanied by thunder and lightning. In Iloilo it was squally, the breeze was $1 and the barometer reached its minimum in the afternoon. Gentle NE breezes blew in Formosa and i the Channel and the barometer had fallen there as well as along the SE Coast of China and’in Luzo: It had risen in Tonquin and along the Yangtzekiang. Along that river and in Northern China an Corea light S breezes prevailed and the weather was fine there as well as in Southern China. In th evening it blew in furious squalls and it was raining very heavily at Bolinao, but this appears to b due more to a local thunderstorm than to the typhoon.

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At 10 a. on the 23rd the centre appears to have been about 19° 10′ N, 125; 40′ E. The Moun Lebanon in 16° N, 129° E had a strong $ gale and rough weather. The barometer had risen to 29.4- The Linnet in 18° N, 125° E encountered a hard gale. The weather was squally and wet and the se was heavy. The ship was, drifting towards East. The weather was squally. with a SW breeze i Iloilo. In Manila it blew a fresh WSW breeze. The air was misty. The barometer was 29.59, thi lowest reported. At Bolinao it blew a moderate W gale with furious squalls and heavy rain. Abou Northern Formosa it blew a fresh NE breeze, at S. Cape a gentle NNW breeze, and along th Southern Coast of China the weather was remarkably fine and the breezes light and variable. Gentl SE breezes prevailed in Northern China. The barometer had fallen south of the Yangtzekiang, an risen along and North of that river. In the evening on the same day it blew a moderate NE gale nort of Formosa, a moderate N gale in the Channel and light variable breezes at S. Cape. The weather wa misty but fine. A moderate W gale was reported from Bolinao, where it was showery.

breeze sprung up.

At 6 a. on the 24th the centre appears to have been in 21° 43′ N, 122° 0′ E. A moderate W gal was reported from Bolinao. At South Cape, where a light W breeze had been registered, a fresh ÑV

The weather became overcast and misty, but only drizzling rain was

registere although the centre of the typhoon shortly after passed close to the north of the lighthouse. Th Faugh a Ballaugh in 22° 35′ N, 119° 54' E experienced a NNW wind blowing with full typhoon fore although this German barque was twice as far from the centre as the S. Cape lighthouse, a circumstance which must be attributed to the influence of the high chain of mountains. At Fisher Island it wa blowing a furious N by W gale with heavy squalls of wind and rain. An increasing N gale had i fact been felt the whole of the previous day. In Northern Formosa and in the Northern entrance t the Channel it blew a strong NE gale and wet weather set in about this time.