METEOROLOGICAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 September 1928, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

PHASES OF THE MOON. OCTOBER, 1928. Last quarter 6th 4.36 p.m. New moon 14th 3.26 a.m. First quarter 22nd 8.36 a.m. Full moon 29th 10.13 a.m. THE~SUN. The sun sets to-day at 6.4 p.m.; rises to-morrow at 5.34 a.m. WEATHERREPORT. Taken at Greymouth at 9 a.m. today— Wind, E.; gentle breeze; barometer, 30.30; thermometer, 50; tides, moderate; bar, mod. swell. AT OTHEE~OENTHEO. Wind Ther. Woath. Tides Sea .Wanukau 11 Calm 58 B. G. S.

Wind.—o. calm: 1 light; br. breese: f.b. fresh breeze: rn.g., moderate gale: g. whole or heavy gale: w, gale of exceptional severity. Weal her. —B, blue sky; be the atmospher clear or heavy; O, clouds, passing cloud*, D, drizzling rain F, foggy: G. glooro v dark weather; H. hail; 1,, lig-.’vtvrln^; te. misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P. passing showers; Q. squally: K, rain, continued rain; 8, snow, 'l', thunder; V, ugly threatening appear ance; Z. hazy. Tide:'. —V.H.. very high; 11.. high; G. good; M., moderate; I’., poor; L. Jo* WEATHER FORECAST. “The indications are for moderate northerly winds, freshening. There is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather, but shortly likely to be cloudy and unsettled. Barometer little movement, but falling slowly shortly. Sea moderate, but increasing. Tides moderate.”

Wanganui Cahn 5.1 B.C. Wellington ....N.W.g.b. 53 B.C. I 1 ’'well Spit W.g.b. 54 B. M. M. Westport .. Calm 4<: B. G. M. Arth.’s Pass N.W.g.b 43 B. Dunedin Calm 50 B. M. Bluir W.N.W.m.b. 37 B. G. S.