OFFICIAL FORECAST FROM 9 a.m. WEDNESDAY.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10760, 13 September 1900, Page 6

OFFICIAL FORECAST FROM 9 a.m. WEDNESDAY.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION* TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, September 12. Wind—Gale from between north and east and south-east at all places northward of the East Cape, Taupo, and New Plymouth, and from between east and north and northwest between Gisborne and Napier; strong north to east and south-east winds thence to Lytteiton and Queenatown, and strong westerly winds elsewhere. Barometer—Fall everywhere. . Soa—Heavy on the east coast northward of Lytteiton and tha west coast north of Cape Egmont; moderate elsewhere. Tides High on all eattern coast north of Lytteiton, good thence* southward and on all the wo-tern coast. • . Rain will be heavy northward of Napier, Taupo and Raglan, and is probable thence south to Cape Campbell and* Westport. Warning signal* for an easterly gale are exhibited at Cape Maria vail Dieaien and liritin. SYNOPBIS OP THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS. Slowly decreasing pressure everywhere, and there has been a hard easterly gale with rain at most places north-east ol Cape Taupo and Raglan, with heavy rain; ram has also south to Hokitika. A low pres-sure-ravelling to the south-east but decreasine in energy, ia to tho westward of Cape I_gmfnt from the ,pass east of tho meridian of the South Capo to-day. and one from the same quarter on the 15th.

YESTERDAY EVENING'S REPORTS. The following reports received by Captain Edwin, R.N.. show the weather on -September N.W.. fresh; baro.. 29.96; therm., 62; showery, sea smooth. Ifw Plymouth—Wind, N.W., fresh; baro., 29.81; therm., GO; showery, sea heavy. Casflepoint—Wind, N.E., breeze; baro., 29 84- therm., 58; fine, aea heavy. Wellington—Wind. N.W., fresh; baro., 29.75; therm., 67; rain. ■ , , „__.-. Westport—Wind, N., breeze; baro.. 29.60, therm., 55; Bhowery, sea ™%h. Kaikoura—Calm; baro., 29.68; therm., 58, rain, sea moderate. __ , O-ms-ra—Calm;- baro., 29.-76; theim., 47; __-loq____v_ se& sxnoot-li. Bluff—Wind, S.E., light; baro., 29.85; therm., 48; foggy.

THE WEATHER itf AUSTRALIA. The following 9 a.n*_ weather reports from Australian stations have been received: — Albany, September 11th—Wind, S.W.; baro., 30.30; c.oudy. Hobart, September 11th—Wind, E.; baro.. 30.00; cloudy. Sydney, September 12th—Wird, N.E.; baro., 29.80;/ showery. . . Captain Edwin reports:—Pressure has mcrease'd at Albany, but at both Sydney and Hobart it has decreased. A low pressure from the north-west is about 60 mites to the southwest of Cape Hgmont, and a low pressure from the west has passed -eastward of the meridian of the South Cape, and one also from the west will pass on the 15th.