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J. Eliot — T^e South-West Monsoon Storms 



[No. 2, 



The meteorological information relating to the weather in the Bay 

 of Bengal on the 9th, extracted from the logs of vessels, is tabulated 

 below : — 







fli 



4 



ci 



Wir 



ids. 









'S 







o ^ 









Vessel. 



Hour. 



1^ 





I'^l 







Remarks. 











c3 







o 



o§| 



Dir. 



Force. 









J 



h:^ 



£^S 









Scottish Hill 



Noon 



13° r 



89° 42' 



29-920 



N. W. 



1 



Light airs and calms. 





4 p.m. 









W. 







Yery sultry, clouds in 

 light masses. 





8 P. M. 









N. N. W. 







Sky dull lead colour. 





Midnt. 







•890 



W. 



2 





Mount Stuart 



Noon 



13° 8' 



92° 2' 



29-875 









Sky overcast with 

 heavy clouds all 





8 P. M. 









N.E. 



lto3 



round. Weather un- 

 settled. There wag 





Midnt. 









E. S. E. 



1 to2 



a good deal of light- 

 ning in the sky this 

 morning and towards 

 midnight, mostly in 

 the N.W. Midnight. 

 Weather showery. 



Kwang Tung 



4 a.m. 







29-924 



N.E. 



5 







8 a.m. 







•911 



N.E. 



5 



Current during the 24 





Noon 



17° 37' 



90° 20' 



•936 



N.E. 



5 



hours, S. 12° E. 15 miles. 





4 P.M. 







•883 



N.E. 



5 



Sea smooth. 





8 p.m. 







•856 



N. 



5 







Midnt. 







•891 



N.E. 



5 





Satara 



Noon 



Ancho 

 at Go 



red 

 paul- 



29-950 



E.byN. 



2 



Light breeze and fine 

 clear weather. 





4 p.m. 



pore 



Roads. 



•840 



... 



1 



Light airs and fine. 





8 p.m. 







•880 



... 



1 







Midnt. 







-870 



NEbjE 



3 



Gentle breeze and fine. 



Frank Staf- 



4a.m. 









N. 



2 





ford. 



8 a.m. 









... 



2 



Fine and smooth sea. 





Noon 



21° 03' 



90° 10' 



29-935 













4 p.m. 









N.W. 



2 





Parthenope 



Noon 



Near 

 Sand 



the 

 heads. 



29-930 



N, 



Moderate 



A. M. Light breeze 

 .and clear. Noon. 

 Moderate breeze and 

 hazy. 



Breadalbane 



Noon 



Near 

 Sand 



the 

 heads. 



29-935 



N. 





Calms and light airs 

 from north through- 

 out. 





4 p. M. 









N. 



1 



Sea smooth and smart 

 showers in the latter 





8 p.m. 









Calm. 







part of the day. 



