The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-26

FORECASTS BY FOSTER.
Temperature Wii Average Below Normal 10 the Southern states Tor
the First Neck in January.

ts 10 sN~"
St Joseph. Mo-. December a5-tc0Dyhshted. 1891 by W ~, !. stern so ~
last bulletin gave forecasts of the storm wave to cross the continent ,nmns IRON on rs
the west Of the Rockies country by the close of the a. great central 'anesS o.
to 5th, Eastern States the 9Th.
Warm wavew viii cross the west of R oches onntry about January l. great
central valleys the 3d. Eastern States the 9Th
Cool wave will cross he west d Rockies country about ne 4h' great cen
ira. valleys the 9Th. Eastern States the Sth.
tempera,ure Of he week ending Jannarys will average ABOUT norma !" tue
The principal ralus. SHOWS. blaxares and cold waves of the week will occur
in the Mississippi valley not far from New Years day. u little carrier iuftnsf
west. lar further cas-.
Noxt bulletin win give a general long anse forecast of January weather.
GENERAL FEATURES OF WINTER WEATHER.
The National weather bureau has conated rom it's twenty-sx years of wealth
through these bulletins.
S W"s to TO l les ,1n% Ia iin ss Dn1rn people si are tn Dss sSInsa: % oa sd lit' t@, Is magnetism sas%e. aI Mas
sSD sss , %i S %S a S%i Sisal, OF 5 5ns a iS%sSSs .i rsl %Se , sHf iSe n7 Ssat us ' may " : &c
me weather facts referred to above hay a direct bearing . short ranse
is G. but in the months January to Anil it is 4, Tor oachm month. al a total
y.ne sla' ,s s5e Gsf Of o aar Il; s sss SSs sa aa'y Regs :'% so tic ss s s%a '1 st ioaa central IN 's
Northwest are often forceds outneaatward before The recurve 10 the GUT Of St.
Of Montana alsi S 9Ses are are d n1Pep'@ f@ya sds to 10 The, Ssy so s@st ami aas Dfo1e sTH phe s, tor bh IN h lf5ae
-, I ,M,. eami matt n Of f.n the type ,b peculiar 'a art to the several " districts ss slyes IRIS. rise! to
sIonss. y @ lsSasnE e tn liberia type. 20 . % ." 'e SarsH faane sp coast, y" type, :
Texas type; ! Others formed N The South fasne coast. : in the Eastern Gull.
~An examination Of the international hi charts REGARDING the causes producing
100 i " a@a ehe a 4l ,s s low ,, in rue sg g%o this region, which is then broken off
around :: . ss5%ss% e. : & a s"& II +; 81 !. T e sc 7sr e . ;as y Si1 &c rs ns ssse
low low is a% }os%ei i ovsr S "%s Ocean % s% me advances adv %s Is apo S ' the e' 5oSs as a1' 5ns q Of o%a the sy S0FsS
than .g Pas:s. Z q 's an r. 1'5 5saass S 1s%% ne 'i f@s-t 5SHss'' Of e9 9Rsss %%,s s@ tho sas %Fs
The lake 5eaon The successio OF warm and sRd c cold stormy a as an H%' %rd ssu win p be
Of the ' , isS f 4 ns sP 'hi 20 '$ sssr 4ass. de- ssis q ss sa,ssss sna az ne o: :sSsS;y SUES; g. ns
storm wl be more ohiicut elements to include in the forecasts. The average
velocity OF eastward movement is thErN-seyen miles per hour
About two-thtrds OF the storms OF the Alberta ye move eastward over tc
lakes about one|hrd IRE dhuectci as far southwark as Missouri that being he
average place of turning ortheastNarl
.u, l'a { sa'f ss s Sss s' ss s s%,.1 la; % ' g S ssssat-i rf st u ss"i r ;s5%ns ;.1 ssa
to the west in the States OF Colorado or Kansas Tho tracks of this tyne are
much more spread out after crossing the mountains. bm theyg generally make TN,
wv lake region AM advance W tie St Lawrence alley
AN important feature regarding the precipitation OF the storms moving in
me hGtHFTh circuit @ RAT before 3 center reaches the Upper NEsiNppiv val
Icy. the fall Is on the western Or following side of it in Montana the nakoras
mu t mWoa upt W WITHIN a NV HUNTS me precipitation is transferred to the
taaun ssme W te center INTO. the lake region, ma thn advances hefoei over
the Middle States md New England.
sa e. 4. Is ss s%$ q s% . y :, :s1a Ct 5n E i %s .s ss;ss s% /, ;~ !ss e : ;asss' u is .t ss%;
Precipitation h order OF events seer rather TO be that the lows are nrd-
ucs- OF the highs. aud the precipitation effects or the lows.
IN point OF number M in severity of he winter storms tho Texas ne
tands IN he ron rank and deserve particular attention from the foranfer
.sUe OF men form IN Northern Texas, near tho terminal stones of the noun
tasf and they usually advance to lower Michigan AMI reach Inc a1antic nmn
in about forty eight hours N "1"WNo e"h
Others originate in Southern Texas and these are likely 10 move moro 10
inc eastward. over Tennessee INK Kentucky, along The Appalachian range te
n"h ha iMas 20 New ingtand tax ing about two days sun others farm In
INC western gull, or nar the Rio Granle river nd thmea arc usually tnd 80
forty eight hours ~" i"s"u Quasi III
IN general .'mnense areas OF rainfall accompany tbese storms cov.,l,o
,ne, Lower mississippi valley and the Ohio ALLEY in twenty-four honrs ~ AZ
" ncr.a d View England States in the next twerty-fu honrs
s.uuui ne rise rise or temperature in the front is excessive. and the passape nj ts
s an Is hkeY TO 20 followed by Il sever drop in emperatur Win ~ Coli az
IN me southern States AM clear, dry weather" '" 'o wave