The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-04
MAY HAVE SOME GALES.
Ocean Weather During the Month of
November.

Ocean Weather During the Month of
November.
The pilot chart for the present month has
been issued by the photographic office. The
chart refers to continued evidence supplied
Of the efficacy of oil to prevent heavy
saas from breaking on board during
storms, and says that there
are many other cases where
oil can be used to advantage, such as in
lowering and hosting boats, riding to a sea
anchor, crossing rollers or surf on a bar
and from hfeboats and stranded vessels
Seven new cases are reported of the use of
oil by vessels in storms. In the case of the
British brigantine Victoria. which lost her
spars, sails, ETC., in terrific hurricane on
Sept. 4, the captain reported that a
quantity of cod oil was used, and that it
saved the ships hull from damage and DOS
sibly total loss. In all the cases reported it
was found that the heavier the oil used the
better were the results obtained.
A review of the weather for October
describes several severe storms, and saws
that comparatively little fog was expert
enced during the month, but that ocean ice
had prevailed in considerable quantity to
the eastward of the straits of Belle Isle and
TO some extent on the Grand Banks, this
being in marked contrast with what is
usually experienced at this time of the
year.
The forecast of weather for November is
as follows:
The West Indian hurricane season has now
practically ended; and the gales, which are en-
cOuntered with increasing frequency north of
the fortieth parallel are mostly from the west
ward and northwestward During the winter
months the usual track of storm ceaters or
areas of low barometer is eastward across the
Northern United States and Canada and then
about east-northeast over the Atlantic. During
the passage of these areas of low baron eter
westerly gales are felt at points lying south of
the r tracks. At least three or four of these
gales are likely this month to attain the force
of storm. Little or no ice will be encountered
south of the forty-eighth parallel. Fogs will be
much less frequent, owing to prevailing north
westerly (off shore) winds. Strong northers
are likely to be felt in the Gulf of Mexico
The northeast trades will be light and somet
what variable
The forecast is accompanied by an elab-
crate table Of barometer normals for the
month, which are based on nine years. OBJ
servation over the Atlantic ocean, and are
calculated for noon, Greenwich time.
Among the current reports given is one
by Capt. Gould of the American bark
Sarmiento, who tells that he encountered
no Gulf stream current while crossing the
stream on Oct. ID, in latitude 80 north.
longitude so west. Attention is called in
this connection to the fact that northeast
erly gales prevailed in that region from the
night of Oct. Is TO Oct. IT, Capt. Neville
of the British ship British Scepter reports
certain well-defned drifts of the Guinea
currents which ne experienced in July.
Chief Officer G. L. Galloway of the Ameri-
can steamship Santiago contributes a story
of a water-spout, the water of which was
found to be very salt, and the drops as
large as 50-cent piece.
During the past month eight dangerous
Instructions to navigation were discovered
along the coast, and full descriptions Of
these are given, With their latest known
Whereabouts. Charts were published dur
ing the month of Marigot harbor and
Demerara and Essequibo rivers, British
Guinea; Port Santa Barbara, San Do
mingo, and the western part of Java sea
and the southern passages to China