METEOROLOGICAL

Hokitika Guardian, 5 December 1940, Page 1

METEOROLOGICAL

The reading at 9 a.m. to-day was 30.22—n0 movement. The reading on the dial printed below was taken, at noon to-day.

PHASES OF THE MOON DECEMBER

Full Moon ... loth., 7. 8 a.m. New Moon ... 29th., 8.26 a.m.

HIGH WATER—DECEMBER

(Add half an hour for summer time)

December 5 2.16 a.m., 2.36 p.m. December 6 3.10 a.m., 3.30 p.m. December 7 4.11 a.m., 4.34 p.m. December 8 — 5.17 a.m., 5.50 p.m. December 9 6.32 a.m., 6.52 p.m. December 10 — 7.25 a.m., 7.44 p.m. December 11— 8. 9 a.m., 8.25 p.m. December 12 — 8.44 a.in., 8,59 p.m. ‘December 13 — 9.19 a.m.,- 9.34 p.m. December 14 — 9.52 a.m., 10.10 p.m. December 15 —10.28 a.m., 10.46 p.m. December 16 —11. 5 "a.m., 11.27 p.m.

THE WEATHER

FORECAST AT NOON. (Per Press Association—uopyright). WELLINGTON, December 4. General situation: Anticyclones are centred to the northeast and over Tasmania. A disturbance extends from the Tasman Sea across th e South Island. The forecast is for moderate to fre*h northerly to northwesterly winds, changing to southerlies. Weather unsettle;’* with further rain, temperatures moderate, seas moderate.

SHIPPING NOTES.

The Kaimiro is expected to arrive at Greymouth to-day from AVellington with cargo and is to load outwards for Miramar and Wellington. ’ The Waipahi is due at Greymouth today from Wellington to load coal for return. The Kiwitea is expected to load cargo at Auckland to-day for Greymouth and Hokitika and to arrive at Greymouth next Monday to load for Por-iand and Auckland. 1 The. Hokitika leaves Wellington on Monday for Greymouth and Hokitika.