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The Phra C. C. Klao off the NE coast of Annam at noon on the 24th had a moderate breeze veering from NNW to NNE as she steamed northwards with overcast squally weather and N swell. The barometer was steady (at midnight 29.85). The Elee which had steamed SSE since the previous day now had a strong SW breeze with heavy rain and high sea and barometer rising (29.81 at midnight). The Kowshing steaming NW from her noon position had during the evening fresh to strong NE breezes with squally weather and high sea. At noon she had SW 4 so that between that hour and 8 p.-when the barometer was lowest (29.68)--she had passed through an intervening area where variable winds prevailed. Unfortunately no observations were recorded during the interval. The Taksang and Picciola at noon on the 24th about 100 miles NW of the Kowshing and proceeding to the NNW had since midnight of the 23rd also passed from a district where fresh to strong SW winds blew accompanied by heavy rain to one in which moderate NE breezes prevailed. A high cross sea was noted during the time at first from WNW afterwards from NE. The Picciola at midnight 24th had the barometer rising (29.80) and the wind increased to a strong NE breeze on both vessels. The barque Penshaw had NE 4 at midnight with S swell.
The small schooner Santa Cruz at noon on the 24th hove to on the starboard tack in 17° 57', 117° 57′ under double reefed foresail had it blowing hard from the Southward and the rain pouring down in torrents. Heavy seas were breaking over the ship. One heavy sea caused a boat which was lianging in the davits on the port side, and was well lashed, to get nearly capsized in her lashings and they nearly lost her altogether. In the evening it blew with great force from the SSW.
The sailing vessels Albania and Sachem in about 20°, 114° had moderate NE gales and high sea. The centre of the depression was at noon on the 24th in 1720, 117°. It had commenced to move towards NNE and had become concentrated since the previous day but at present was of insignificant dimensions.
The following are the observations for noon of September 25th:-
Bolinao,
Hoihow,
Hongkong,
COAST STATIONS.
29.84 + .02 .90. .01 .85 .06
S/W NE/E
0.
3
b.
WSW
Breaker Point,
.83 .05
Lamocks,
.83 .07
NE NNE
0.
cm.
C.
South Cape,
.84 + .02
NE
Takow,
.81+.01
NW
C.
Anping,
.80
.00
N
Fisher Island,
.78
.03
NNE
Chapel Island,.
.82
.06
NNE
6
13 5 8 6 5 3
ep.
0.
ст.
Turnabout,
.91 .04
NNE
6
om.
Steep Island,
30.04
.03
ENE
3
Cv.
North Saddle,
.00 .06
E/S
Ichang,
29,90 .00
calm
C.
0.
VESSELS.
Sch, Santa Cruz,
SSW 70 18° 11'
118° 9'
SW
or.
high cross sea.
Bk. Penshaw,
E/N 130 19 56
120 52
29.84 ?
ESE
high cross sea.
S.S. Don Juan,
N
100 21 14
118 46
.74
ESE
2
Sh. Albania,
W
190 19 18
115 26
N
3 b.
Bk. Sachem,
S.S. Picciola,
Kowshing,
"
"
Yungping,
"
Ningpo,
"
Deuteros,
Taksang,....
W/N 210 19 45 W/N 220 19 56 WNW 200 20 51 WNW 280 21 3 NW/N 240 22 50 NNW 240 22 54 NNE 450 26 30
115 6
N
8
high sea.
115 2
.81
NNE
3 b.
115 33 114 14 115 59 116 26 120 39 .96
.77
NE
heavy sea.
NE
NNE
fine.
.84
NE
C.
NE
6
increasing sea.
On the 25th September at Bolinao (Luzon) the barometer was almost steady, the wind light SW to S breezes, and weather wet. The lower clouds came fast from the S. In Hongkong the barometer was falling with light airs and breezes chiefly from NW and W and clouded sky. The lower and upper (sm-cum) clouds came from N in the evening. At Victoria Peak the wind was NE 3 during the morning backing to NNW 3 in the afternoon. Pressure was decreasing moderately fast on the SE coast where moderate to strong NE to NNE breezes prevailed with cloudy weather. In S Formosa the barometer at noon showed a slight rise since the previous day but during the evening it commenced to fall rapidly at S Cape where gentle NE breezes with showery weather prevailed. Very heavy rain had fallen there between the 24th and 25th and 6.60 inches was measured at 9 a. on the latter day. On the East Coast the weather was fine with gentle E breezes and falling barometer.
On the 25th September the schooner Santa Cruz had the wind continuing to blow strongly from the SSW during the morning of the 25th decreasing towards evening. The barque Penshaw at noon in 19° 56′, 120° 52′ had the wind veering to ESE and increasing in force during the morning with high cross sea. During the afternoon the wind continued to veer and increase in force. At midnight she was hove to on the port tack under lower topsail and fore topmast stay sail, the wind at the time being a strong S gale with a high sea. The Don Juan at noon in 21° 14', 118° 46′ steering S by E had the barometer falling rapidly (at 4 p. 29.66, 8 p. 29.54) with wind increasing in force from the East. At 8 p. a whole gale from E was experienced and at midnight a whole gale from W with the lowest reading of the barometer (29.38). Very heavy rain was falling between 8 p. and midnight.
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