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and Gulf States partly cloudy and clearing weather, with va- 
riable southwesterly and northwesterly winds. In the Northwest, 
and thence over the Upper Lakes and to Tennessee cool, clear 
and clearing weather, with light northwesterly winds. 
Monday, November 11" 1872, 11" Om P. M. 
SYNOPSIS FOR THE PAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. 
The barometer has continued to fall from Lake Ontario to 
Virginia and over the Middle and Eastern States, with south- 
westerly to southeasterly winds, cloudy weather and rain. In 
the South Atlantic and Gulf States variable southeasterly and 
northwesterly winds and partly cloudy weather, with occasion- 
al rain in the former prevail. In the Northwest, and thence 
to the Upper Lakes and Lake Krie and to the Ohio valley, 
southwesterly to northwesterly winds, partly cloudy weather, 
with light rain in the Ohio valley and light snow in the upper 
Missisippi valley. 
PROBABILLTIES. 
The barometer will rise in the upper Missisippi valley, and 
thence over Michigan and to the Ohio valley, with cold, part- 
ly cloudy and clearing weather. In the Gulf and South At- 
lantic States clearing and clear weather, with light variable 
winds. On the Lower Lakes, and thence to West Virginia, 
clearing weather, with northwesterly winds. In New England 
and the Middle States southeasterly to southwesterly winds, 
cloudy weather and rain. 
Geven de ontvangen telegrammen aanleiding om te vermoe- 
den, dat op een of ander punt van de kusten der Noordelijke 
| Meren, van den Atlantischen Oceaan, of van de Golf van Me- 
xico stormweder komen zal, zoo wordt hiervan per telegraaf 
aan de bedreigde plaatsen kennis gegeven, alwaar dan op het 
observatorium en op andere daarvoor geschikte punten het 
stormsignaal geheschen wordt, hetwelk niet nedergelaten mag 
worden, voordat daartoe uit Washington order ontvangen is. 
Het stormsignaal bestaat bij dag uit eene roode vlag met een 
zwart vierkant in het midden, bij nacht uit een ‘rood licht. 
