THE WEATHER

Southland Times, Issue 24057, 22 February 1940, Page 6

THE WEATHER

Mainly Fair and Mild (Special to The Times) WELLINGTON, February 21. Following is the special weather forecast for Southland issued by the Meteorological Office, Wellington:— Moderate to fresh west to northwest winds; some scattered drizzle or . light rain, but the weather mainly fair to cloudy and mild; seas moderate to rather rough. Following is the Dominion forecast:— Weather for the most part fair to cloudy, but with some morning mist or fog, especially in western areas, with possibly a scattered drizzle. Temperatures mild to warm. General Situation.—A tropical cyclone near Noumea appears to be losing intensity. An anti-cyclone is centred to the north-east of New Zealand and pressure is relatively high over the whole country. Winds.—Light to moderate northerlies predominating over the Auckland Peninsula, moderate to fresh winds from a westerly quarter thence southwards. Seas.—New Zealand waters, moderate to rather rough south of Cape Egmont and about Foveaux Strait; elsewhere slight or moderate, but rising later about Cook Strait. Eastern Tasman Sea.—Light to fresh northerly winds and slight to moderate seas in the northern portion, fresh winds from a westerly quarter and rather rough seas in the southern portion. At one o’clock this morning there was a fresh wind blowing from the west, with the weather overcast and cold. The barometer readings for this morning, Wednesday, and Tuesday, have been: This morning (rising) 29.96 in Wednesday 29.90 in Tuesday 29.62 in