Evening star., 1903-09-12

For Virginia. fair tonight and Sunday;
fresh winds. mostly southerly.
Maximum temperature past twenty hours,
81; a year ago, II.
Weather conditions and general forecast.
Reports are missing from southern Flor
ida. but the storm in that vicinity Is prob
ably entering the Gulf of Mexico and high
winds have been experienced as far north
as TAMPA.
Except in the extreme south and in the
northern upper lake region the weather has
been generally fair east Of the Mississippi
river. To the westward. however. conditions
are very much unsettled with three distinct
and very well defined disturbances, one over
southwestern Minnesota. one over the
northern plateau. and one over northern
Arizona. These disturbances have caused
quite general rains in the west and con-
siderable snow in Wyoming.
Temperatures continue from degrees to
IA degrees below the seasonal average in
the northwest and extreme central west,
with freezing temperature in portions of
Wyoming and Utah. It is also cooler in
New England and eastern New York, while
In the central valleys. the upper lake
region. Nevada and the northern plateau
1t Is much warmer.
There will be showers tonight in eastern
Florida continuing Sunday and showers
Sunday In the southern portions of the
middle Atlantic and east gulf states, and
probably the western lower lake region.
1t will be warmer in the lower lake
region and the middle Atlantic states.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
south Atlantic coast from Charleston to
Jacksonville on the Mississippi and Louisi-
ana coasts. on the upper lakes and Lake
Pepin. Hurricane warnings are displayed
on the gulf coast from Key West to Mobile.
On the middle Atlantic coast the winds
will be fresh east to south: on the south
Atlantic coast increasing easterly; on the
east gulf coast high northeast to north,
and on the lower lakes brisk, possibly
high southerly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh northeast to east
winds and fair weather to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy n,,ar'-i+os'~-- ~,
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Sioux City, 1.3S; Ta-
coma, Lis; Saint Paul. 800; Port Eads,
1.O6
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-September II, pm, ST.
pm, 75; II midnight, II. September IL, 4
a M, 6S; am, u; IL noon, "a; 2 pm, 81.
Maximum, 81. at pm, September II;
minimum, 6S, at am, September 12.
Observation-Disclosures II, pm, 80. IS: g
pm. 3O19; II midnight, 3O23 September
12 a.m O.23; am, 8O.27; noon, 8O26; z
pm, So.S.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
In: Great Falls. temperature, 70; condi-
ton. %: GEORGETOWN distributing reservoir,
temperature. 70: condition at inf1uent gate
house. SO: condition at effiuent gate house.
SO; Washington city reservoir, temperature.
II, condition at influent. 81: effuent, SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 5:87 am and $40 q. m. /:
high tide. lis am. end II: :4S pm
Tomorrow-Low tide. 6:25 am. and GAO
p. m; high tide 1904 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises. 6:37 am; sun sets. GIT
pm.
Moon rises. 9:3S pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 5:3S am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset: ex-
tnguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted ff-
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, September
r. Potomac clear: Shenandoah muddy
here.