Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-12
FAIR TONIGHT.
Thursday Increasing Cloudiness;
Northerly Winds.

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Northerly Winds.
Forecast till 8 pm. Thursday: For Mary
land. fair. cooler tonight. Thursday in
creasing cloudiness; fresh northerly winds.
For the District of Columbia. fair tonight
Thursday increasing cloudiness; light to
fresh northerly winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight: cooler in GEN.
trail and southeast portions. Thursday in
creasing cloudiness; fresh northerly winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty four
hours, IS; a year ago, 80
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The tropical storm is apparently central
south of the west coast of Cuba and re-
curving to the northward. most probably In
the direction of the Florida peninsula. The
pressure Is falling steadily over western
Cuba and southern Florida, with high
northeasterly winds over the former dis
trict.
There have been showers quite generally
In the Atlantic and gulf states and Ohio
valley, and locally in the west as far as the
mountains. There were also showers in the
southern plateau.
Temperatures have fallen considerably in
the Ohio valley, lower lake region and mid
die Atlantic states, and have changed but
little elsewhere.
There will be showers tonight on the
south Atlantic coast and rain in southern
the south Atlantic and showers in the east
gulf states. In the middle Atlantic states,
lower lake region and Ohio valley the
weather will be fair.
1t will be cooler tonight in the middle
and south Atlantic states and slightly
warmer Thursday in the Ohio valley.
On the middle Atlantic coast winds will
be fresh northerly; on the south Atlantic
coast they will become northerly and slow
ly increase in force; they will become dan
gerous on the southern Florida coast; on
the east gulf coast they will shift to north
erly and slowly increase in force, and on
the lower lakes they will be fresh northwest
to north.
Hurricane warnings are displayed on the
south Atlantic and gulf coasts from Jupiter
to Port Eads, at Nassau and western Gu
pan ports. Storm warnings are displayed
on the south Atlantic coast from Charles
ton to Jacksonville.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh west to northwest
Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
tWenty-four hours: Swift Current, LOG;
Wilmington, LII; Norfolk PA.
West Indian storm apparently recurring
northWard toward south coast of western
Cuba. Gale will set in over southeast gulf
southern Florida and western Bahamas this
afternoon and night and probably over
northeast part of Gulf of Mexico and along
and off our south Atlantic coast Thursday
1t is impossible to now determine whether
the storm will reach our middle and north
Atlantic coasts. Due and timely notice will
De gwen II 1t shapes course toward these
coasts Vessels have been warned not to
sail southwark from Atlantic ports.
Records for Twenty Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weat Their
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
O
pm, Is; - midnight. 20. August r. 4
am. 81; am, 81; II noon, "A; pm, IS.
Maximum, 1S at pm. August Il; min
imum, 60 at am. August II.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS II, pm. 1886; 8
pm, 1856; u midnight 29.S7. August u.
4 am. 1892; am, 1898; noon, 5000; 2
pm, 5000.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
am: Great Falls temperature, IS; condi-
ton. z; Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature
q; condition at north connection. 7; condi-
ton at south connection 4; Washington
city reservoir, temperature 90; condition at
1nhuent gate house, IA; condition at eff
fluent gate house, 35.
Tide Table.
Today-LOw tide, 4:34 am and 447 pm ::
high tide, 1922 am. and 1915 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 5:11 am. and 500
pm; high tide, 1858 am. and 11:25 pm
The Sun and Moon
Today-Sun RISES sos am; sun sets. 7:O2
pm.
Moon rises 9.07 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 500 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset: ex-
tlnguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and 1ncandeScent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
HARPER'S FERRY w Va August 10
Both the rivers here are muddy today.