1884.] 



of the Bay of Bengal in 1883. 



163 











S 2 



Winds. 









ji . 







O ^ 









Vessel. 



Hour. 



1^ 



r.^ 



"2 r^ f^ 







Remarks. 











-*3 



bo 



d 0) oj 













s 



O 



III 



Dir. 



Force. 





Satara 



8 p.m. 







•730 





8 



from S. E. Violent 



(Contd.J 











SbyWto 





squalls of wind and 

 rain. 4 p. m. Fresh 





Midnt. 







•750 



S. E. 



8 



gale, violent squalls 

 of wind and rain. 

 Sea moderating. Wa- 

 ter had a greenish 

 tint. 6-30 p. m. Fresh 

 gale, thick weather, 

 with violent squalls. 



Bancoora ... 



4 a.m. 







29-828 



N. W. 



7 



6-15 A. m. Tremendous 

 heavy sea from N. E. 





8a.m. 









W. N. W. 



7 



10 A.M. Lulls and very 

 heavy squalls and 





Noon 



16° 31' 



91° 55' 



•770 



W.N.W. 



6 



rain. 7 P. M. Clearing 

 somewhat, wind and 





4 p.m. 









West 



7 



sea moderating, ves- 

 sel at times rolling 





8 p.m. 









W. S. W. 



4 



fearfully. 





Midnt. 







30-049 



W. 



S . W. to 



3 





Mahratta ... 



Noon 



22° 00' 



91° 44' 



29^910 



S. E. 



1 



4 p. M. Slight swell 

 from S. E. To east- 





4 p.m. 







•760 



E. 



2 



wards, dense heavy 

 clouds ; to westwards, 





8 p.m. 







•780 



N. E. 

 E.N.E.to 



3 



sky clear near the 

 horizon ; to north- 

 wards, light fleecy 





Midnt. 







•780 



N. E. 



5 



looking clouds, ap- 

 parently motionless. 

 Midnight. Sky com- 

 pletely overcast, with 

 occasional rain and 

 heavy swell. 



The observations taken at the land stations show that the barome- 

 ter had risen rapidly at Diamond Island, moderately at Bassein, Port 

 Blair, and Nancowry, and very slightly at Mergui and Rangoon. It was 

 falling slowly at Akyab and Chittagong, in front of the storm area. 



