September 9th, 1911 continue I . 



A comparison between these notes would, in the light of what followed, suggest that the wind 

 works gradually westward, for it was not until the end of the next da.v that it reached Penelope 

 Point. We have often noticed the similar phenomenon of a wind blowing for a dav in the lo*s 

 Sea before it reached over Cape Adare and down Warning Glacier and struck us. 



September \OfJi, 1911. 



EAST. WARDING GLACIER. 



A hurricane blew from the E.S.E. until midday on the 10th when, though the wind did not 

 moderate, the atmosphere cleared towards the southward and revealed a dense and verv dark- 

 band of fog between us and the mountains W. of the bay. At the same time drift was observed 

 blowing off Sir John Murray and Sir George Newnes Glaciers. 



The wind continued all day with unabated force. (Levick and Browning.) 



WEST. DUGDALE GLACIER TO POINT PENELOPE. 



G a.m. Temperature 15-9 F. 



Alto-stratus radiant W.N.W. and E.S.E. A large quantity of fog driving along the coast 

 of Cape Adare. Sun shining. Light X.W. airs. 



11 a.m. A N.W. breeze of force 1 is blowing and Cape Adare is almost hidden by drift. 



1 p.m. There is a good deal of frost smoke rising at no great distance to the E. of us and the 

 sky is getting overcast with light haze, while Cape Adare is almost entirely obscured. 

 Northerly airs. 



5 p.m. Calm and overcast. Low mist to the E. 



Op.m. Temperature -13 F. Calm. Overcast. (R. E. P.) 



It was not till to-day that we in the WEST began to realise what sort of weather they were 

 getting on the EAST coast, and I think that the fog mentioned in my morning notes, as well as 

 the frost smoke to the E. of us in the afternoon, might both be compared with Levick and 

 Browning's drift, especially as we are likely to make our mistakes in that direction rather than 

 any other, as our thoughts are much directed to the probability of an early or late break up of the 

 sea ice. There is no doubt that the frost smoke to the E. of us must have been snow fog or drift, 

 for we have since been across that line and there is no vestige of a recent crack. It was probably 

 the same as the cloud seen by the Warning Glacier party between us and them, and was due 1o a 

 current of cooling air coming down one or other of the glaciers at the back of the bay. or possil.lv 

 to the formation of a fog bank at the junction of the warm air of the blizzard with the cool air 

 of the lee. 



This drift and that seen by Levick and Browning coming off the southern glaciers are both 

 witnesses to the gradual western extension or swinging of the wind. 



September lltli, 1911. 



EAST. WARNING GLACIER. 



E.S.E. wind blowing force 10 to 12 all day. About 7 p.m. in the evening several cracks had 

 formed about the tent, in which considerable movement of the ice was noticed. This gave rise- 

 to the impression that the swell of the sea was making itself felt beneath the ice. One or two 

 stars could be seen. The barometer was then 28' 6" and during the night rose very slowly. 

 At midnight it was 28 7". (Levick and Browning.) 



WEST. RELAY BAY. 



8 a.m. Temperature -- 4 F. Very thick and a wall of drift to windward. We are in a very 

 sheltered bay, and though a little drift and snow and a few gusts reached us, we have 

 nearly escaped the wind we can hear raging outside. We can see drift whirling round 

 Point Penelope. 



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