The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-08-27
Forecasts For September.

The storm diagram shows a combi-
nation of astromical causes which in
dictate general and active storm dis
t%urbances during the first week in
September. The earth having already
entered the period of the autumal equi
nox, the noon being full and on the
celestial equator the last day Of August
and center of Mereury's e%quinoctial
perturbation falling on the 3rd, within
a regular storm period, it will be nat
ural to expect marked storm conditions
from the 1st to 4th. The period will
begin with low barometrie readings in
western sections, high temperature and
winds easterly and southerly. While
the storm areas are advancing from
western extremes, fair, warm weather
will prevail in central and eastern sec
tions, but the storm centars will pro-
gress steadily eastward, and by the 9th
all sections viii have had more or less
storm or storminess, or will have felt
the changes of barometer and tempera-
ture consequent upon the passage Of
general storms. Marked Equinoctial
disturbances will most likely appear
along the southern coasts at this time,
in which event a rapid and general high
barometer will follow disturbances in
land from the northwest, causing cool,
northerly winds over most Of the coun
try until the southern disturbances pass
to the north Atlantic. From about tho
9th to the 10th, a general reaction Of
the elements to storm conditions will
be the order. "Storm conditions are
not always attended by actual storms
"a fact would-be critics do not under
stand. But general storms and othef
elemental perturbations never tran
spire, unless preceded by the changes
in atmospheric pressure, wind currents
and temperature which go to make up
what are meteorologically known as
storm conditions. We predict that the
heat will not break down generally,
that the barometer will not rise decid-
edly, and that the worst disturbances
of this period will not transpire until
about Thursday the 10Th, on which
date the moon is both new and on the
celestial equator. Sharp change to
cooler and higher barometer will fol-
low storms and dominate the weather
for three or four days following.
From the 10Th to 22nd, falls a period
of reactionary storm conditions, exactly
coineident with the earth's equattf
passing centrally through the. sun.
Moon will be at greatest south delina-
ton, at first quarter and near perigee,
A general low. barometer, developing
in extreme west and moving eastward,
attended by great heat and breaking
into active storms of thunder, rain and
wind, will be the natural order from
about Monday the 10Th to Thursday,
22nd. Storms, of course, will have
their usual progress from west to east,
not prevailing at all longitudes on the
same day. Local conditions will in
fallibly presage the near approach Of
to any locality, or indicate that
have passed east along paths
that lie north or south of the observer.
The usual rise O barometer and change
10 cooler westerly winds will follow the
storm areas. All South Atlantic Coast
should be on the watch for
equatorial hurricanes and cyclones at
all these September periods. From
24th to the end of September, many
disturbances will be natur.
Look for very bot weather, south
winds and low barometer, ending about
Monday 10Th, to Thursday 29th, iii
many storms of heavy thunder, wind
Anu ram. all quit anu coast ogfOn
be Watchfnl. A sweeping high
barometer and change to much cooler
viii end September. We predict that
much very warm weather will prevail
n September, and even into October,
and that the month of October will be
me OF maximpm storm perturbaticns,
especially over the lakes and north At
antic regions. Full particulars giYetL
a our forecasts in Word and Works ft.E
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