428
40-
of Amoy, the weather being cloudy but fine. At noon the wind in this district had become more southerly and very light. The weather was generally fine with clear sky in some places. At the northern entrance of the channel the wind had backed somewhat since midnight and at 6 a. July 22nd there blew chiefly moderate to strong N breezes, the weather was squally and showery. The barometer was rising. At noon much the same weather prevailed in this district. The only vessel's log calling for special remark is that of the Bengloe which was at noon in 25° 03', 119° 46′. A fresh NNE gale with rain squalls and high cross sea was experienced, the wind having backed during the early morning hours and increased in force. The high confused sea was general in the channel all that day. At Tamsui and Keelung in Northern Formosa gentle NE breezes prevailed at 9 a. July 22nd, the weather being cloudy and at Keelung showery. Keelung had received 0.74 inches of rain during the previous 24 hours. At Bolinao (Luzon) light and gentle S breezes with. squally wet weather prevailed on the afternoon of the 21st, barometer 29.66 at 4 p. but during the early morning hours of the 22nd the wind veered to SW and blew a gale with thunder and lightning and heavy rain, barometer 29.68 at 6 a. Late in the afternoon the wind veered to W, a moderate breeze, and the weather continued wet and squally. The barometer read 29.67 at 6 p. and was rising slightly. The centre on the 22nd at 6 a. was situated in about 22° 45', 121° 25′. It must have crossed the high mountain range running North and South through Formosa, about ESE of Anping and passed out to sea again. It appears likely that it then moved a little to the S of E for some time. There was some veering of the wind at all the S Formosa stations about this hour and the lowest reading of the barometer was recorded at S Cape at 6 a., the reading being lower than those either of Takow or Auping. At noon the probable position of the centre was in 22° 40', 122° 30'. Fresh SW monsoon was blowing at the time over the greater part of the China Sea, unfortunately no logs of vessels to the Eastward and Southward of Formosa are available and the position of the centre is laid down with reference only to the stations to the Westward of the typhoon.
The following are the observations for July 22nd at noon :-
COAST STATIONS.
Bolinao,
SSW
410 29.69 .02
SW
2
Hoihow,
WSW
700
.60 + .01
ESE
Hongkong,
W/S
450
.54 + .03
W
Breaker Point,
W
340
.51 +.04
SW
Swatow,
WIN
330
.53 + 14
SSW
Lamocks,
WIN 290
.52 + .15
SSW
21810
3
b.
Chapel Island,
WNW
Amoy,
WNW
260 280
.50 + .28 .50 + .17
calm
W
1
Ocksen,
NW/W 220
N
Turnabout,
NW 220
.50 + .05
Middle Dog,
NW/N 240
.48 + .01
ZZZ
4
N
6
N
4
༠ཟླ×ཟླ་
3 5 6 6 6 6 6
omp.
C.
Foochow,
NW 260
.50 + .02
NE
cq.
Steep Island,
N
450
.59
L
.07
NNE
Cv.
North Saddle,
N
480
.58 .02
ENE
C.
Tamsui,
NNW 160
-
.42 .05
NE
C.
Keelung,
NNW 160
-
.43 .05
NE
cp.
Fisher Island,.
Anping,
Takow
South Cape,
WNW 180 WN 130 W 130 WSW 100
.44 + 29
NW
cm.
.41 + .05
.42
.35
1
.00 .13
NW/N NW
C.
tremendous sea.
orq.
W/N
qd.
VESSELS.
S.S. Phra Chom Klao,
....11° 39'.
109° 16'
Bk. Nicoya,
.15 15
109 40
SW 1000 SW/W 850
29.74 SSW
◄
clear.
SW
Kitty,
S.S. Decima,
.18 .18 52
3
107 57
WSW 880
19
Wingsang,
.18 4
111 33 114 21
39
Ganges,
.18 15
113 0
Thibet,..
19 39
Camelot,
.20 21
112 19 113 19
WSW 650 SW/W 530 WSW 590 WSW 580
WSW 520
"
#
Electra,
114 55
W
430
دو
Esmeralda,
ດ 19
115 13
W
33
Yungping,
...22 20
115 14
W
Taisang,
22 25
115 20 ?
W
"J Fushun,
"
Benlarig,
99 Tsinan,
23 58
117 58
WNW 270
23 57
118 48
WNW 230
.24 6
118 26
WNW
OTHER
59
"
Oceana,
118 54
WNW
Bengloe,
.25 3
119 46
NW 210
, Lennox,
Asagao,
.25 23
119 42
NW/N 230
.26 38
121 24
NNW 260
""
Canton,
27 34
121 36
N/W 300
City of Rio Janeiro, ...28 49 126 8 NNE 420
SW swell. fine swell.
confused sea. heavy S sea. fine. NE swell.
dull threatening. fine S swell.
The average isobars, wind forces and directions from noon on the 20th to noon on the 22nd are represented in Fig. 1. The following table exhibits the distance in miles from the centre in different directions at which different barometric pressures were registered
120
420.
ឡាន : : :
SSW .54 SW
5
q.
.58 SW
5
0.
moderate sea. do.
.52 ᏚᎳ
5 0.
WSW 5 0. SW 2. 0.
SW swell. moderate sea.
.53
W
2
var.
calm.
420
.47 WSW
3
var.
42
W.
260
.48
W
230
.57
NNW
NNE
NNE
• 20
0.
q.
.47
NE
.62
NE
4
.53 ENE
3
29.20 29.30 29.40
29,50
29.20
29.30 29.40
29.50
N
25
50
100
200
NE.
30
50
90
160
S SW
35
60
100
150
T
35
70
120
220
E
40
70
100
150
W
40
70
nga
160
290
SE
40
70
110
150
NW
30
55
130
270
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