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J, Eliot — The South-West Monsoon Storms 



[So. 2, 









6 



2£ 



Wind. 









6 



t3 



a 











Hour. 



1^ 



5 . 



able 

 ed b 

 er. 









Vessel. 





6 



Remarks. 







eg 



a 



Prob 

 due 



met 



Dir. 







British 



4 .M. 











9 



Squally with rain. 



Princess 



8 a.m. 











9 



Sea very high. 





Noon 



20° 33' 



88° 19' 







8 



Sea very high. 





4p.m. 











8 







8 P. M. 











6 



Sea very high. 





Midnt. 











5 



High confused sea. 



Prince 



4a.m. 









s.s.w. 



10 



Midnight. Gale break- 



Amadeo 



Noon 

 8 p.m. 

 Midnt. 



20° 39' 



88° 20' 



29-530 



s. 



8 

 5 

 5 



ing. 

 4 A. m. Strong S. S. 



W., occasional heavy 



squalls. 

 Noon. Strong wind S., 



weather finer. 



Commillah 



4a.m. 







29-349 



s. w. 



9 



A. m. Hard squalls and 





8 a.m. 







•423 



s. s. w. 



8 



heavy rain and high 





Noon 







-434 



s.s.w. 



7 



sea, stood to south- 





4 p.m. 







•401 



s. w. 



5 



ward. A very high 





8 p.m. 







•464 



Var. 



4 



sea running from 





Midnt. 







•569 



E. S.E. 



3 



S. W. 5 A. m. Stood 

 up to Northward. 

 Weather clearing at 

 times for observa- 

 tions. 8 A. M. Hard 

 squalls from S. W. 

 and high sea. Noon. 

 Overcast, weather 

 hazy. 4 p. m. Fine 

 weather. 



The preceding observations call for little remark. They show that 

 south-westerly winds were fully established over the whole of the north 

 of the Bay, but that they were diminishing rapidly in force. Before 

 sunset, moderate breezes and finer weather had set in. Heavy squalls 

 came up during the early part of the day, but the only vessel which re- 

 ports rain during the afternoon was the Saint Magnus. In her case, 

 however, it is stated that the weather improved rapidly and was fine, 

 with moderate winds, at 8 p. M, Hence, the stormy weather in the Bay 

 ceased about noon of the 30th. A heavy swell continued to run for some 

 little time afterwards, and strong westerly winds prevailed for the next 

 24 hours. 



July 1st. — The following table gives the observations taken at a few 

 of the most important stations, and indicates the general character of the 

 weather over India on the morning of the 1st : — 



