WEATHER REPORT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12666, 20 January 1912, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT.

(By Telegraph.) All Observations are taken at 8 a.m. I

Wind forces Indicated by letters: C, calm; L. light; Br, breeze; FB, ...sii, breeze; MG, moderate gale; G, whole or heavy gale* W gale of exceptional severity. ' ' Weather estimated aa: B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy ; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; Q. gloomy; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0 overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; 8, snow; T, thunder; TJ, ugly threatening appearance; Z, hazy. STATE OF THE SEA. There was considerable sea at Cape Marin Jh*B morning, smooth at Russell, moderate at riritfrl and East Cape, smooth at Gisborne, Napier, and Cape Palliser, rough nt Cape Campbell, smooth at Timaru, moderate afc Bluff, lumpy afc Manukau Heads, moderate afc New -Plymouth, considerable at FareAvell Spit and Greymouth. | WEATHER FORECAST. j Last night's weather report .stated: Strong and squally westerly andf southerly winds blew last night, and heavy showers foil in pans, hilt the directions are variable io-dav, nnd Except on the West Coast and southern-, most districts the weather has improved The barometer rose last night,, but has fallen in the south again to-day. Present indications are for strong westerly and southerly winds and changeable weather, with showers in parts especially on the West Coast; and southern districts. A short squall area is likely to pass in the south soon, after which the bnro-

;? meter will ris« again in llm southern dis--1 i riets. 2 To-day's forecast states: ''Variable westerly ; moderate to strong winds, freshening: expect • unsettled and cloudy weather at times, with train probable ; following unsteady, but. glass Tjfnll temporarily; tides good'; sea moderate."

Ther. _. „-■ _, in WeatStatlon. Wind. Bar. Shade, her. , Cape Marin ... Nl 30.05 68 F S»»« e, » Wl 29.93 65 BC • Hokjanga Heads calm 30.07 69 B Kaiparu WSWfu 29.86 65 C Maiuikau Heads NWmb 30.03 63 CZ Auckland Wl • 29.97 62 BC TMtfrt "Wl . 30.04 72 HC Kawhia Wst 29.98 65 O Tauranga Wl 2&96 69 BC Taupo Wf 29.95 62 OG East Cape ' Wl 29.92 58 Z Gisborne ... Wfb 29.88 70 BC £ apie £ ... - '"• W1 S 9 - 85 71 BC CapePalhser ... NWbr 29.73 68 C X. Plymouth ... Nfb 29.85 64 C Wanganui NWI 29.85 67 BC Wellington NWI 29.69 62 O Cape Campbell ... NWf 29.63- 60 G Farewell Spit ... NWf 29.68 63 O Greymouth Nl 29.68 56 CP Chnstchurch ... calm 29.52 68 O Timaru Wfbr 29.50 64 BC Camaru Nl 29.44 59 BC Dunedin WSWI : 29.46 60 B Queenstown ... NEI 29.58 ,59 O Biufl WNWf 2ftso 52 BC