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midnight on the morning of the 7th the typhoon moved SW/W down the Formosa Channel-a most unusual course. This was due to the low pressure area lying to the E of S Formosa, round which for the next two or three days the typhoon revolved in the usual manner, keeping the low pressure area on its left hand, and also to the fact that pressure was comparatively high in central and northern China.
The tri-hourly readings made at the stations in and near the Formosa Channel from September 6th at 3 p. to September 8th at 9 a. are annexed and they sufficiently indicate the nature of the weather prevailing while the typhoon was in the Channel. The stations on the W side had increasing NW wind with falling barometer as the centre approached, and veering to about NE with rising barometer as it passed. Fisher Island and Anping on the E side had the wind backing after the early morning of the 7th as the centre moved down the Channel.
In this connection it may be mentioned that on the 6th there was a ridge of slightly higher pressure in the neighbourhood of these stations which together with Takow and S Cape appear to have been governed as regards wind direction entirely by the depression to the E of S Formosa. On the 6th NNW to NNE gales blew at Anping and Takow and a storm blew at S Cape. The latter station was not at all affected by the typhoon moving down the Channel and the wind stuck to WNW the whole time. After 3 a. on the 7th the barometer rose rapidly. This disturbance which subsequently moved NE in the Pacific, governed the wind and weather at S Cape on the 6th, and the Charmer on the 7th in 26° 05′, (127° 30′ ?) had the barometer falling again with ESE 4 and rain squalls. On the 8th in 26° 22, 125° 29′, the barometer was low with NE 2. This appears to have been the depression that arrived in S Japan on the 12th.
Two vessels the Loosok and the Sydney encountered the centre in the Formosa Channel during the afternoon and evening of the 7th September respectively. Their logs are printed but the positions given in the Sydney's log appear to be wrong, as according to these she was very near Lamocks at the time and the observations by no means agree with those taken at that station. She was probably taken out of her course by a strong current. All other ships were in port.
Off the E coast on the 7th September NE 6 and 7 prevailed with barometer 29.72 at noon at Steep Island.
Vessels in the China Sea in 18°, 115o, had 29.60 NW 5 at the same time.
DATE.
September 6,
Hour.
Bar.
∞ a co
3
p.
6
26.16 .00
9
28.52
Midt.
7,
3 a.
6
9
29.35
Noon
3 p.
.35
6
:
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 8: Temp.
KEELUNG.
WIND.
Dir. Force.
80 NW
9
WNW
11
80
WSW
12
SE
12
TAMSUI.
Weather.
Rainfall.
WIND.
Bar.
Temp.
Dir.
Force.
Weather.
Rainfall.
O
q
29.83 75
28.99!
28.74 75
28.66
29.26
•
SE
4
0
85
E
o d
9
.42
86
SE
o d
.55
Midt.
8,
3 a. 6
...
.53 87
E
.
3.30
.62 83
SE
2
C
10.30
.41 83
.42
રા
2:28 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦
NW
NW NW
12
SE
12
SE
SE
82
SE
80
SE
...
**22:24 :* :* ¦ ¦
6
8
0
огд or q
огд
***
5.90
3
2
OT
***
1.85
MIDDLE DOG.
FOOCHOW.
September 6,
GOOG
P.
29.33
82
6
.83 81
9
.33 81
Midt.
7,
3 a.
6
9
.37 77
Noon.
.87
3 p.
6
.42 77
9
.48 77
Midt.
.52 76
8,
3 a.
.52
6
.51 77
9
.56 77
SORRENONARDEN
.31 76 NNW F-8
WNW 4
NW NW 7-8 cm
jemqr .29 74 NNW 7-8 [cm q
с
29.40 85
5
C
.40 79
.29 75 NNW 7-8
omqr
NE 7-8
7.60 .40 71
77 NNE
.39 78
6-7
***
6-7
.42 78
6-7
77
NNE NE
cmq c m
omr
0 m
.51 78
.53
NE
c m
1.10
.60 78
82 12 12 12 12 12:00
NW
.46 84 NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
75
NE
NE
ei si ∞ vi vi ai ai w
2
or
1.
::
7
or
8
5: 8:0:8
1.90
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