Wind— li., light; b., breeze; f br, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole, or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather—B, blue Bky; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; 1\ foggy; Q,. gloomy; dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast; P, passing showers; Q, squally: Xi, tain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening ap pearance. OFFICIAL FORECAST FROM 9 a.m. THURSDAY. (j—IESS ASSOCIATION" TELEGKAM.) WELLINGTON, September 13. Wind—Gale from between, south-west and south and east on the east coast between Kai koura and Napier; moderate north-west to west and south winds in all other parts of the North Island, and moderate southerly winds, changing- by cast, in the South Island. Barometer—Further rise everywhere. Sea—Heavy on the east coast between K ai- , koura and Napier; moderate everywhere else. Tides—Moderate on all western coasts and the east coast north of Napier, good from thence southward. Colder weather is to ba expected in all parts of the country. Warning signals for southerly gales are ex hibited at Cape Campbell. SYNOPSIS OF THE PREVIOUS 24 HOOTSS. Decreasing pressure generally until about 8 p.m.; since then it ha 3 increased everywhere. A low pressure from the N.W. by N. has passed to the south-east of Cape Campbell. A low pressure from the west will pass east in the meridian of the South Cape on the 15th. Strom? northerly winds have been pre valent in the North*!si——i; with heavy rain, and there has also been a good deal of rain in the South Island.
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