OFFICIAL FORECAST FROM 9 a.m. MONDAY.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10638, 24 April 1900, Page 6

OFFICIAL FORECAST FROM 9 a.m. MONDAY.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, April 32. Wind.—Easterly gale north of tne East Cape, 'iaupo and Raglan, strong easterly winds on- the East Coast, thence south to Napier, moderate and generally from the eastward elsewhere. Barometer..'—Further fall everywhere. Sea.—Heavy on the east coast north of Kaikoura. !■ Tides.—High on the east coast north of the East Cape and thence south to Cape Palliser, moderate southward of that place, ana low on ail the western coast. Warning signals for easterly galea are exhibited ao Capo Maria van Diemen and at Tiritiri.'",.., « Rain is to be expected at all places north of the East Cape, Taupo and Raglan. SXNOPSIS 01? THE PREVIOUS 48 HOURS. A slowly falling barometer everywhere. Rain has' fallen at most places north of the East Cape, Taupo and Raglan, with strong easterly winds, but the weather has been generally ;fine elsewhere, and there has been frost in parts of Otago. Yesterday evening's reports. The following reports received by Captain Edwin, R.N., show the weather on Ajprh 23rd,-'at 5 p.m.: — - Newi Plymouth—Wind, N.W., light; baro., 30.10; therm., 74; gloomy, sea moderate. Castlopoint—Wind, S.E., light; baro., 30.23; therm., 62; fine, sea, smooth. Wellington—Calm; baro., 30.25; therm., 67; fine. . Westport —■ Calm; baro., 30.10; therm., 67; cloudy, sea smooth. Kaikoura—Wind, N.E., light; baro., 30.16; therm., 60; cloudy; sea smooth. Oamaru—Wind, -..E., light; bare, 30.16; therm., 54; cloudy, sea choppy. '.-. Biuff-r-Wind, E., light; baro., 30.07; therm., 54; gloomy. Captain Edwin telegraphs:—A low pressure from; the west will pass eastward of the meridian of the South Cape on the 274h or 28th inst. •'.■•■'.. ■• ■:.■•■■■