GULF OF MEXICO. ISf- 



in December and January, N.E. and North are the prevailing winds ; at 

 Fort Morgan, North, E.S.E,, and East; at Galveston, North and N.W. ; 

 then E.N.E. and S.E. The general course of the N.E. Trade Wind is 

 supposed to be disturbed by local action at Fort Morgan and Galveston, 

 the local position of greatest warmth being the Gulf. 



The Summer type. May, June, and July, gives S.E. as the prevailing 

 wind at Kay West ; winds from the S.E. , South, and S.W. (sea-breeze), 

 at Fort Morgan ; and from South, S.E., and East, at Galveston, blowing 

 towards the land. 



August resembles July, with the appearance of winds which prevail in 

 the autumn. 



In September, October, and November, at Kay West, winds from B.N.B. 

 prevail ; at Fort Morgan, North, N.E., and East ; and at Galveston, 

 North, N.E., East, and N.W. 



In March and April, the spring period, S.E., S.S.E., and East winds 

 prevail at Kay West ; North, S.S.E., and E.S.E., at Fort Morgan; and 

 North, S.E., and South, at Galveston. 



February resembles January, with a preparation for the spring period ; 

 and, like August, it is characterized at Fort Morgan and Galveston by a 

 general diminution in the quantity of wind. 



January presents the full winter type of the winds on the Gulf ; and 

 June-and July the full summer type. The changes are quite gradual, and 

 tolerably regular, from one extreme to the other. 



(c). The following deductions are made from these observations in regard 

 to the least and greatest quantities of wind in the principal directions in 

 different portions of the year. 



The North wind is at a minimum at the three places in July, and at a 

 maximum in January; it is a very remarkable feature at all three places 

 in January. The N.W. wind almost dies out at all three from May to 

 September, first gaining strength at Galveston, in October, and reaching 

 its maximum in all the places in December. Its quantity at Kay West 

 and Fort Morgan is small when at the maximum. 



The Northers and North- Westers both appear in force in April, at Gal- 

 veston. There is very little West wind at either place, but more at Fort 

 Morgan than either of the others, and chiefly during June and July. 



South- West wind is of rare occurrence, except at Fort Morgan, where it 

 constitutes the sea-breeze of summer, and reaches its maximum in June 

 and July, suddenly diminishing in September. 



There is but little South wind at Kay West ; at Fort Morgan it increases 

 in amount in the spring, and is the greatest in June. It is decidedly a 

 marked feature as one of the prevaiUng spring winds at Galveston, reaching 

 its maximum in May, and becoming quite small in August, re-appearing in 

 the winter, and rapidly increasing in March. 



The N.E. wind is at a minimum at the three places in July and August; 

 is largest in quantity in September, October, November, and December, 

 at Kay West ; in September and October, at Fort Morgan ; and in Sep- 

 tember, December, and January, at Galveston. The sudden increase of 

 this wind in September, after its small quantity in August, is remarkable 

 at all three places. 



