Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-06
FAIR TONIGHT.
Partly Cloudy Friday, Probably Show
ers and Cooler,


ers and Cooler.
Forecast till pm. Friday: For the Dis
trict of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia. fair tonight. Friday partly cloudy
probably showers and cooler by night;
fresh southerly winds, becoming northerly,
increasing In force.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The tropical storm is central this morning
slightly north of Key West 1t has in
creased somewhat in energy and caused Sc
we're northeast gales over portions of south
ern Florida. 1t will probably continue slow
northward. and it's effects will be felt as far
as the lower portion of the middle Atlantic
coast by Friday night.
During the past twenty-four hours rains
have continued in Florida. There have been
thunder storms i'm the lake region and scat
tered showers along the gulf coast and over
the middle and northern plateau.
High temperatures have continued, except
in the northwest, where there has been a
considerable fall
The eastward movement of the northwest
high area will cause more moderate tenn
peratures over the northern portions of the
country for several sdayss Temperatures
will also be lower in the south on account
of the tropical storm. -
Rain IS indicated tonight over the greater
portion of the south Atlantic states and
along the east and middle gulf coast. BY
Friday night the rain will probably extend
iitO TIC uliltls AlldUllC states. SHOWERS
are also indicated tonight from the lower
lake region eastward.
On the New England and middle Atlantic
coast southerly winds will shift to fresh
northerly. -U
On the south coast they will be north
easterly, becoming high. a nd gales will con-
tinue in Florida.
Hurricane warnings are, displayed from
Cedar Keys to Savannah. storm warnings
from Charleston to Kitty Hawk and from
Pensacola TO New Orleans
The following heavy precipitation lin
lnches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours Sault Ste. Marie. LIS:
Blanco Tex, $50; Marquette, LIZ; Hough-
ton. 1.5O.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours
The following were the thermometer and
barometer readings at. the weather bu-
reau for the twenty-four hours teginnine
al 2 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Septem 8. pm, 50;
pm. 81; II midnight, a. September g.
4 am 20; a. M. Il; noon, SO: pm, 50.
MISUNDERSTANDING ). 4 pm, 1910;
pm. 1900; II midnight. 3O.OS. September g.
am. 1907; am. 5000; noon, 30.05;
pm, 5000.
Maximum temperature, SO. occurred al
LAS pm, September g.
Minimum temperature, "a, occurred at I
a M, September g.
TOday's Downtown Temperature.
Af1ecks standard thermometer registered
as iplloWS lOudy u q. m, % degrees, L. H..
% degrees; pm, 50 degrees.
Up-River Water.
The B. and o. agent at Harpers Ferry re-
ports both rivers clear at that point this
morning.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. $50 am: high tide,
5:0i am. and 5:34 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 12:0S a. m. and II Al
pm; high tide, 6:O4 am. and 6:31 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sdn rises, $3.50 am. sun sets, 6:25
pm.
Moon sets 80 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:33 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fiji
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.