Wind and Weather 135 



A winter cyclone that originates in the northern Pacific 

 waters moves across the United States at a rate of about 800 miles 

 a day. If it originates in the southern Pacific waters, and takes 

 a northeasterly direction over the country, it often moves more 

 rapidly. In summer, the rate of movement is less. 



An anti-cyclone is an area of high pressure, frequently travel- 

 ing in the wake of a cyclone. The winds blow away from its 

 center instead of toward it. Its center is a place of clear sky 



Popular Mechanics Magazine. 



THE GREAT HURRICANE OF OCTOBER, 1926 



Forming over the warm waters south of the West Indies, it whirled across Florida, 

 leaving death and destruction in its path. 



which carries fair weather with it. Because the air at the center 

 is cold and heavy, it settles, bringing us in winter cold waves of 

 clear weather soon after a cyclone has passed. 



The United States Weather Bureau summarizes wind and 

 barometer indications as follows : "When the wind sets in from 

 points between south and southeast and the barometer falls 

 steadily, a storm is approaching from the west or the north- 

 west, and its center will pass near or north of the observer 



