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and fine weather with light variable breezes prevailed. At S. Cape, Formosa, there was a strong NW breeze (barometer 29.75) and fine weather. In N Formosa light W breezes with fine weather prevailed (barometer at Keelung 29.74).
The centre on September 3rd at noon may have been in 251° 130°, but this is very uncertain. On the 4th September the barometer was falling on the East Coast and in Formosa. In Northern Formosa light NW breezes prevailed with fine weather (barometer at Keelung 29.69). At S. Cape there was a moderate W breeze (barometer 29.66) with cloudy sky. The Enos Soule in 21° 0′, 125° 25' had a strong WNW breeze with rain squalls and high cross sea. The Charmer had a moderate ENE gale with high cross sea in 27° 45', 130° 16′. Off the East Coast many vessels had fresh N to NNW breezes. The weather was fine, but a swell was reported in some cases.
The Thermopylae in 31° 4′, 126° 40′ had a moderate NE breeze.
The position of the centre at noon on the 4th September was perhaps in 26o, The following are the noon observations for September 5th :—
COAST STATIONS.
128°/-
Bolinao,
..29.68 .10 SW
Hongkong,
.63 .06
WIS
South Cape,
.51
.15
WSW
Lamocks,
.61
.11
NE
Fisher Island,..
.56
.10
NNE
Chapel Island,
.60
.10
NE
Turnabout,
.65
.08
N
Tamsui,
Keelung, Foochow, Wenchow, Steep Island,
North Saddle,
-
.66 .17
N
.62 .07
N/W
.60
-
.10
calm
.54? .05
NW
.71
.02
N
.68
.03
NE
qapi vee 19 CX CO ÈO TH
Or.
C.
C.
C.
G46
cni.
c.
b.
0.
or.
C.
b.
CV.
CV.
VESSELS.
Sh. Charmer,
Bq. Thermopyla,
.28
S.$. Lennox,
.27
» Ancona,
.27
»
Aden,
*5
Asagao,
"
Kwonglee,
17
Paoting,
»
Fooksang,
7 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 7
.27° 19'
130° 06′
ESE
42
124 37
NEN
37
122 22
29.58
N/W
23
122 45
.62
47
120 54
.61
2
121 4
.59
50
119 44
10
119 41
16 118 29
39
Charters Tower,
.23 54
118 10
838 588
N/W
N
NNE
NE
N
.62 NNW .63
NNE
Bq. Enos Soule,.
.20 24
S.$. Sungkiang,
.21 31
125 0 114 37
WNW
.61
N
Bq. Charon Wattana,
.18 20
115 45
.63 NW
S.$. Memnon,
.16 13
J
Borneo,
.10 29
116 19 111 58
.78 SW/W 6 .77
WSW
00 00 00 00 1 DQ Q Q 10 KG ON CO O
0.
heavy sea. high sea.
do.
C.
do.
8
fine, swell, fine.
b.
oq.
high
cross sea.
b.
..
0.
5
9-
The foregoing observations show that the barometer was falling at all the Coast Stations, slightly on the East Coast but rapidly in Formosa and at the adjacent Channel Stations, also in Luzon. the East Coast fresh to strong N breezes were blowing with fresh N gales at sea off the coast. Near the N entrance to the Formosa Channel fresh to strong N breezes prevailed. In the channel and off the SE coast winds were gentle N to NE breezes. A large number of logs have been received from vessels in the China Sea all indicating very squally weather with fresh to strong SW and W breezes to the southward of 16° latitude. In Luzon also fresh SW monsoon prevailed with squally wet weather. In N Formosa there was rain, elsewhere the weather was fine.
The Charmer and Enos Soule in the Pacific had, the former, a fresh ESE gale, the latter, a fresh WNW breeze with overcast squally weather and high cross sea. The centre on September 5th at noon was in about 26° 15′, 126° 0′.
The following are the observations for September 6th at noon :-
COAST STATIONS.
Араггі,
..........29.48
Bolinao,
.58 .10
Hoihow,
.62 .02
Pakhoi,
.67 .01
WSW SW NE N
3
C.
1
0.
Chapel Island, .29.45 Amoy,
..15
NW
..
-
.14
b.
Ocksen,
C.
Turnabout,
Hongkong,
.56 .07 N/W
Middle Dog,
Canton,
Breaker Point,
.61 .03 .51 .09 NW
N
c.
Foochow,
.45
.48 .48 .17 calm .47 .18 WNW .37 .22 NNW
.15 NW
W
C.
C.
om.
c.
c.
C.
Tamsui,
.43
.23
W
or.
•
Lamocks,
.52 .09
NW
C.
Keelung,
.31
.31 NW
p.
Swatow,
*****
.50 .12 NNW
C.
Wenchow,
.45? .09
NW
oq.
S. Cape,
.26 .25 WNW
9
cq.
Steep Island,
.65 .06
NEN
cgp-
Takow,
.40 .12
NNW
10
C.
North Saddle,...
.62
.06
NE
omq.
Anping,
-
.46 .05
N
7
0.
Woosung,
.65
.03
NNE
cq.
Fisher Island,... .44 .12
NW
5
cm.
Kiukiang,
.74? .00
NE
C.
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