Evening star., 1902-02-18
FRESH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.
Fair Weather Indicated for Tonight
and Wednesday,

Forecast till 8 pm. Wednesday-For New
Jersey Delaware, Maryland and Virginia,
fair tonight and Wednesday,: brisk north
westerly winds on the coast, diminishing
Wednesday.
For the District of Columbia fair tonight
and Wednesday; fresh to brisk northwest
erly winds
Weather conditions and general forecast
The severe storm, central Monday morning
off the New Jersey coast, has moved north
eastward and is central this morning over
Maine The wind has not abated on the
New York coast, a velocity of forty miles
per hour being reported this morning. The
fail Of snow has ceased on the coast of
New York in New Jersey and southern
Pennsylvania. 1t is still showing, however.
in northern New Eng land and the interior
Of New YORK; elsewhere fair weather has
prevailed except in the middle Missouri
valley, the north Pacific coast and the
northern and central plateau regions, where
snow or rain has fallen.
The temperature has fallen somewhat In
the middle Mississippi and the lower Ohio
valleys, but continues above the seasonal
average in the southwest and along the
eastern slope of the Rocky mountains
Fair weather is probable in the Washing
ton forecast district tonight and Wcdnss-
day. except in the lower lake region, where
snow flurres will continue, and in the lower
Mississippi valley and east gulf states,
where cloudy. threatening weather Will pre-
vail Wedne sday.
The temperature will rise slowly in the
east gulf states "Wednesday.
Brisk to high nOrthwestery winds will
continue along the New York and New Jer-
sey coasts, and fresh west to northwest
winds on the remainder of the coast to the
southwark. Light northerly, shifting to
southeasterly winds are probable on the
east gulf coast.
Storm warnings are displayed from Hat
teras to Eastport.
Steamers which depart today for Eu-
ropean ports will have brisk northwesterly
winds and fair weather to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours: Boston, 1.0S
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm yesterday:
ermometer-February L. pm, 36; 8
pm, 3O IL midnight, %; February 1s. 4
m, p; am, p; noon, %; pm, 81.
Maximum. &c. at pm, February II;
minimum, o. at am. February IS.
Barometer-February II, pm. 29.27;
pm. 2935: II midnight oo3s; February IT.
am, 2o.42; s am, 1852; noon, 29.59; 2
pm, 1850.
Condition of the Water.
Great Falls, temperature, 32 condition, 36;
Dalecarlfa reservoir temperature, 33; con-
dition. north connection, &c; south connec-
ton, 38; Georgetown distributing reservoir,
temperature, "a; condition at infiuent gate
house SO; effluent gate house, 80; Washing
ton city reservoir, temperature. 33: condt-
tion inf1uent gate house, 80; effluent gate
house. "a.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 1884 am. and 11:1s
p. m. high tide, 1856 m. and 43O pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1876 In; high tide,
5:O5 am. and 5:34 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, $50 am. sun sets, $50
pm.
Moon sets, 4:2S a m. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, $40 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 fif-
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-fiye minutes before sunrise