Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-16
HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT.
Clearing Saturday-Severe Cold In
dictated for the Next Few Days.

Clearing Safurday-Severe Cold In
dictated for the Next Few Days.
Forecast till pm. Saturday-For the
District Of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, heavy snow this afternoon and to-
night; colder tonight; clearing and cold
wave Saturday increasing northeasterly
winds; severe cold next few days
For Virginia, heavy snow in northern and
western portions. rain or snow in south
east portion this afternoon and tonight;
colder tonight Saturday, clearing and cold
wave: increasing northeasterly winds, shift
ing Saturday to northwesterly.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The storm which occupied the lower lake
region Thursday morning has moved north
eastward over the Gulf of ST. Lawrence.
Thursday night storm developed over the
east gulf states. This storm is now central
over Georgia. from which position it will
move northeastward. causing heavy snow
In the middle and north Atlantic states. the
Ohio valley and Tennessee and the lower
lake region during the next twenty-four to
thlrty-six hours. In the south Atlantic
states rain will be followed by clearing
weather. Following the passage Of this
storm cold wave will cover the middle
and west gulf states tonight, carrying the
temperature below freezing to the gulf
coast line, and by Saturday a decided fall
in temperature will occur in the middle and
perature on the Atlantic coast as far south
as northern Florida.
Present conditions indicate severe cold
weather over the southern and eastern dis
tricts of the country during the next two
or three days
Along the New England, coast the winds
will shift to northeast and increase in force
by Saturday. On the middle Atlantic coast
increasing and high northeasterly winds
are indicated. On the south Atlantic coast
strong east to northeast winds will shift to
northwesterly tonight.
Advisory messages giving warning of
heavy snow Saturday and increasing north
easterly winds have been sent to New Eng
land ports from Boston to EaStport, and
northeast storm signals have been ordered
from HatteraS to Cape Cod. Advisory mes
sages have been sent to south Atlantic and
gulf ports.
Warning of a cold wave in northeastern
Mexico has been sent to the Mexican me-
neurological office, and Havana has been
notified that strong northerly winds and
low temperature may be expected in Cuba
Saturday.
Records for TSventy-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at PIN. yesterday:
Thermometer: February 15+ pm, SO;
pm, as II midnight, 81. February 16A
am, 80; am. %; u noon, %; pm. %.
Maximum-a9 at Pm. February 10. Mini
Barometer: February 154 pm, 29S5: s
p. M, 2995; u midnight 1904. February 10
4 am, 1902; am, 1905; noon 0.O6; 2
pm, 3O.02.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls-Temperature, A; condi-
ton, 1. Receiving reservoir-Temperature
IS; condition at north connection, /; condi-
ton at south connection, 1. Distributing
reservoir-Temperature 3s; condition at in
fluent gatehouse, 2; eff1uent gatehouse, 2
Tide Table.
Today-I,ow tide, $3.50 am. and 1867 pm,:
high tide, $50 am. and $3.50 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:12 am. and 4:31
pm; high tide, 1901 am. and 1000 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rises, 6:52 am; sun sets, 5:36
pm.
Moon rises. 1855 p.m.s
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:51 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by GIT pm; extin-
gushing begun at 5:5S am. The lighting Is
begun one hour before the time named.
Arc lamps lighted at 600 pm; extin-
guished at 8:13 am.