GALE ON WEST COAST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16921, 6 August 1918, Page 4

GALE ON WEST COAST.

BAR STILL UNWORKABLE. BETTER CONDITIONS PREDICTED. rm: recurrence of stornw from the ■vppterly semi circle ha.* interfered greatlv •vit the runnine of sfe,-,.mers on the west -oast, especially at the Manukau Heads. \ south west gale h.v been blowing since rhursday, and the bar has been unwork'.hle for vessel? erasing outward. The lepartupp o: the Rarawa for New Plymouth, lostponed from Saturday, was again ]>ostxmed yesterday until 1 p.m. to day. 'Ihe Itinui is to rail at the samo time for Hokianga. The Rosamond lias been at mclior at the heads since Sunday awaitng a chance to cn*s outward for Wei- 1 mgton. ! A report from tlio heads last night ; ;t.nte.d that the wind had moderated con--idtrably, ami had changed to the south, j The sea on tlio bar had moderated in the ! ifte.rnoon, and i; »,is thought that it' ivld be smooth enough to allow traffic ; to bo resumed. ] In July the bar was practically unwork.: iblo for 14 days, neess'.tatmg no loss ' than six ]Ht;tp«jnenients of the Rarawa's ! departure. | The fol'owTiig weather forecast was issued ; l>v Mr Clement L. \\'i aero at 8 p.m. last, oght:—"This evening k olservatJons in- ! Jicato a marked improvement in the j weather over the whole country, especi- | ally in tlio north. Some showers, how- j rver, are still l.kely, decreasing in fre- j rpioncv. The ind, which will be between i west-smth-west and south, will moderate and the sea become smoother goneral'y. A renewal of cold nights and frosts inland is anticipate*.!.