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During the evening the barometer continued to rise slowly in Hainan with light variable airs and fine weather. At Hongkong the barometer was steady with E 2 and cloudy sky. The lighthouses in the Formosa Channel had strong NE breezes and in some instances a moderate gale, weather cloudy and barometer steady.
In Southern Formosa, the barometer was falling moderately fast (S. Cape 200 miles NE of centre at midnight, 29.60) with NE 5 overcast sky and at S. Cape drizzling rain. At Bolinao, 180 miles SE of centre, the barometer (at 9 p. 29.58) was falling, the wind SSE 2 with heavy rain. The lower clouds came from SE.
The S. S. Zafiro steering about NW by N had the wind veering from SW 4 at noon, to NW 6 at 10 p.m. with high confused sea and squally weather. The barometer fell 0.11 between noon and midnight and at the latter hour read 29.50. On the 10th at 4 a. she had the barometer lowest (29.45) with N 6, rain squalls and a high sea. Her complete log for the 9th to 11th is appended. The centre appears to have crossed in front of her course about noon on the 9th. The Venetia was at midnight on the 9th in 13° 46', 112° 34', (SW 400) the barometer was rising (29.69) wind W 4 and weather wet with thunder and lightning. H.M.S. Porpoise at anchor in Manila Bay had SW 4 and wet squally weather during the afternoon and evening.
On the 10th June the barometer was still falling at all stations in the neighbourhood of the Formosa Channel particularly at S. Cape. Winds were chiefly NE light to strong breezes with cloudy squally weather and rain in S. Formosa. In Hongkong and to the Westward the barometer was steady and light airs were prevalent. At Bolinao there were light S breezes with wet weather and a rising barometer. At sea, South East of Hainan, light to moderate N breezes prevailed with high sea and swell and in the district to the East of Annam moderate SW breezes with squally weather. The Zafiro about 120 miles West of the centre had NNW 6, wet squally weather and heavy sea. The barometer was rising as she was then steering away from the depression. The centre at noon on the 10th was in 1940, 119°.
Observations for the 10th June at noon:--
Bolinao,
COAST STATIONS.
South Cape,
NE
SSE 200 170
29.64 + .01
S
or.
-
.59 .05
NNE
od.
Hoihow,
WNW 500
.76
.00
NNE
Hongkong,
NW
350
.70
.00
WSW
1
Breaker Point,
NW 250
.70
.00
NE
Lamocks,
NNW
250
.68
.03
NNE
5
Chapel Island,
NNW
300
.67
T
.04
N
5
Turnabout,
N
350
.78
―
.01
NNE
8
Steep Island,
NNE
650
.91
.00
NE
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VESSELS.
S.S. -Teucer,
SW
750
11o 6'
109° 48′
SW
3 fine.
S.S.
Venetia,
SW
600
12 35 111 43
29.71
W
4 pg.
S.S. Kong Beng, S.S. Yiksang,
SW 700
SSE 300
12 49 109 32 outside Manila
.72*
S
4 fine.
.73
SSW
6
high cross sea.
H.M.S. Porpoise,
SSE 300
Manila Bay
.74 SW 2
0.
S.S. Don Juan,. S.S. Cheang Chew,
ន 170
16 36 119 13
.78
var.
S.S. Donar,
SS. Nizam,
S.S. Zafiro,
WSW 500 17 17 WSW 370 17 39 WSW 300 18 5
W 120 19 17 117 2 NW 250 22 55 116 31
110 59
.64?
N
3 fine.
111 11
.70
N
4
N swell.
:
114 2
.62
.56
.NNE
NNW
5 fine; high NE sea.
6 orq. high sea, .65 ENE 5 0.
S.S. Paoting,..
At Hongkong during the evening the barometer was rising slightly with light variable airs and fine but cloudy weather. The lower clouds came from NNE, but the direction of the upper (c-str) clouds could not be obtained. At the stations on the SE coast the barometer was steady with light to moderate NE breezes and cloudy weather. At the lighthouse stations in the Formosa Channel, it was blowing a moderate to fresh NE gale with cloudy weather. At some stations north of the Channel the barometer was rising slightly with light winds and fine weather. At S. Cape (at 9 p. NE 120) the barometer showed a rise (at 9 p. 29.63), wind NE 4 with rain squalls. At Bolinao (S 270) the barometer was rising, wind S 2 with rain at 4 p.m. and the lower clouds from SW.
The Sungkiang at midnight (NNW 90 miles) in about 22°, 119° had strong NE wind overcast weather, high sea and barometer (29.71) falling rapidly. She was bound southward having left Amoy for Manila in the morning and was advancing almost directly towards the centre. The Esmeralda which left Amoy for Manila at 4 p.m. had at midnight NE 6, high sea, barometer falling rapidly, (reading uncertain). The Zafiro had the barometer rising during the evening (29.66 at 8 p.) with N 4 and heavy sea. The Yiksang in 15°, 120° at 8 p.m. had the barometer slightly rising (29.75), SW 6 and high sea. The Paoting proceeding ENE from her noon position had at midnight ENE 6 overcast sky and barometer (29.72) falling. The Nizam proceeding Northwards had NNE 5 at midnight, high but decreasing sea barometer (29.65) rising.
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