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6 



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Probable 



reduced 



barometer. 



Wind. 





Vessel. 



Dir. 



Force. 



Remarks. 



Frank Staf- 

 ford 



4a.m. 



Noon 

 Midnt. 



19° 43' 



88° 15' 



29-980 



N. 



N. 

 N. 



4 



4 

 4 



Fine weatber and 

 smooth sea. 



Parthenopc 



Noon 

 Midnt. 



20° 10' 



89° 51' 



29-975 



N. 

 N. W. 



Moderate 

 Light. 



A. M. Light unsteady- 

 breeze, fine, and clear. 

 Noon. Wind very un- 

 steady. Current per- 

 ceptible, setting to the 

 S. W. 4 p. M. Moderate 

 breeze. 8 p. m. Light 

 breeze and clear, with 

 frequent lightning. 



Breadalbane 



Noon 



20° 55' 



88° 8' 



29-975 



N.N.E. 



to 1 



Calm and variable airs 

 throughout, cui-rent to 

 S. W. 





4 p.m. 









NEbyN 



2 to 3 



Sea moderate. No rain. 



The information respecting the weather in the Bay is very limited, 

 and confined to extracts from the logs of five vessels, and to the observa- 

 tions at Port Blair, Nancowry, the coast stations, and on board the light 

 vessels near the entrance to the Hooghly. 



Three vessels, the Frank Stafford, Parthenope, and Breadalbane, were 

 near the Head of the Bay. The weather was fine, the sea smooth, 

 and winds light and unsteady. These varied between N. E. and N. W. 

 in direction, and did not exceed force 4 at any time during the day. 

 At Port Blair, the sky, which had been almost clear on the 4th, 5th, 

 and 6th, was clouding over. The air was unusually clear in the 

 morning, but the weather became cloudy and gloomy in the afternoon. 

 No rain fell on this day, nor had any fallen since the 4th. The winds 

 also were extremely light. Only 100-6 miles were registered for the 

 24 hours preceding 4 p. m., the smallest amount in 24 hours recorded 

 during the month. 



The sky had been densely clouded at Nancowry for some days past, 

 and rain in moderate amounts had been recorded on every day. On 

 the 6th "62 inch fell with S. S. W. winds. During the first three days 

 of the month, the winds were from south-east, the normal dii'ectiou 



