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J. Eliot — The South-West Monsoon Storms 



[No. 2, 



of the weather in the outer portion of the north-west quadrant of the 

 cyclonic circulation. i 



The following table gives the whole of the information contained 

 in their logs respecting the weather in the Bay on the 11th : — 



Vessel. 



Scottish Hill 



Honr. 



4 a.m. 

 8 a.m. 

 Noon 



4 p.m. 



14° 08' 



Mount Stuart 



BycuUa 



8 p.m. 

 Midnt. 

 4 a.m. 

 8 a.m. 

 Noon 

 4 p.m. 

 8 p.m. 



Midnt. 



4 a.m. 



8 a.m. 



a 

 o 



90° 33' 29-850 



15° 30' 



Winds. 



Dir. Force. 



91° 06' 



Noon 16° 00' 

 4p.m. 

 8 p.m. 

 Midnt, 



91° 10' 



Remarks. 



N.byEto 

 N. by W. 



29-880 

 -890 



3 to 5 



Squally. 



Dirty rain squalls. 



No sea. 



Heavy rain squalls and 



hail. 

 Cloudy, gloomy sky. 



6 p. m. Heavy swell 



from N. E. 

 Scud from N. E. and 



N. N. E. 

 Wind shifting in squalls. 



A. M. Moderate in the 

 first part of the day 

 Towards night, a 

 heavy swell from E. 

 by N. Thick heavy 

 rain most of the day. 

 Overcast heavy sky 

 all round, and dark 

 gloomy weather. 



Bent storm sails at 

 2 p. M. and kept 

 away south, as wea- 

 ther was looking very 

 bad. Heavy swell 

 from E. N. E. at 

 midnight. 



7 A. M. Moderate 

 breeze and squally. 



8 A. M. Overcast and 

 squally with heavy 

 rain. 



Noon. Moderate breeze 

 and overcast, with 

 threatening appear- 

 ance and rising 

 sea. 4 p. M. Strong 

 breeze and overcast, 

 with frequent hard 

 squalls. 8 P.M. Strong 

 freshening breeze, 

 with hard squalls and 

 rising sea. Midnight. 

 Moderate gale and 

 heavy squalls. 



