1884.] 



of the Bay of Bengal in 1883. 



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The following information relating to the meteorology of the Bay 

 for the 12th is taken from the logs of the vessels named : — 







6 

 1 • 



4 



H 



Winds. 





Vessel. 



Hour. 



s 



S '^ 







Remarks. 





r III 



Dir. 



Force. 







hJ 



^^^ 









Mount Stuart 



4a.m. 







29-700 



N. N. W. 



5 







Noon 



14° 19' 91° 41' 



•750 



W.N.W. 



5 to 6 



A number of small 

















land birds at about 

















sunset. The moon has 





4 P.M. 









N. W. 



5 



had a large ring round 





Midnt. 









N. W. 



5 



it the last few nights. 



Scottish Hill 



4a.m. 







29-770 



N. N. W. 



5 



4a.m. Cloudy and rain 

 squalls. Heavy sea 

 from N.E. 



8 A. m. Heavy rain 

 squalls, sky thick and 





8 a.m. 







•790 



N. N. W. 

 N. W. to 



4 



gloomy, heavy sea 

 from N. N. E. Noon. 

 Shift of wind to N.W. 





Noon 



14° 36' 



92° 17' 



•720 



W.N.W. 



10 



with heavy, fierce 

 squalls. Sky one 

 mass of heavy black 

 clouds, and rain like a 

 black wall to W.N.W. 





4 p.m. 







•630 W. S. W. 



10 



2 p. m. Fierce squalls. 

 Heavy bank of clouds 





5 p.m. 







•660 W. S. W. 





to the N. W. and N. 

 5 P. M. Weather clear- 





Midnt. 







•720 



SWbyW 



8 



er, and squalls lighter. 

 Heavy confused sea. 

 Scud in dark masses 

 from N. W. Midnight. 

 Fresh squalls and 

 heavy rain. 



Byculla 



2 a.m. 

 4 a.m. 

 6 a.m. 







29.730 

 •660 

 •570 



E. N.E. 





A. M. Freshening^ gale 

 with very heavy 

 squalls, blinding rain, 

 and high head sea. 

 Ship labouring hea- 

 vily. 8 A. M. Strong 





8 a.m. 







•480 



N. E. 





gale with heavy 

 squalls, and high N.E. 





10 a.m. 







-480 







sea. Shipping water 

 fore and aft. 





Noon 



16° 03' 



92° 36' 



•410 



NE.byN 





Noon. Wind and sea 

 increasing. Heavy 





2 p.m. 







•380 



N.N.E. 





gale, with overcast 

 sky, and continual 





4 p.m. 







•380 



N. byE 





heavy squalls. Ship 

 labouring heavily, 





6 p.m. 







-370 



N.byW 





and shipping heavy 

 seas fore and aft. 



