Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-11
RAIN PROBABLY TONIGHT.
Wednesday Fair, Cooler; Light to Fresh
Variable Winds.

v6E10O10 W HUE
Forecast till pm. Wednesday.-For the
District Of Columbia and Maryland. rain
this afternoon and probably tonight
Wednesday fair. cooler; light to fresh vari-
able winds. becoming northeriy.
For Virginia, partly cloudy tonight, show
ers in eastern portion. cooler. Wednesday
fair, cooler; light to fresh winds. becoming
northerly.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours. 81; year ago. 90.
Weather conditions and general forecast.
The tropical disturbance that appeared
east Of Barbados on August has develop
ed into a storm of great intensity. 1t is
central this morning near Jamaica, and Is
apparently moving in the direction OF west
ern Cuba. It will probably recurve near the
Florida peninsula. At am. Tuesday the
barometer at Kingston read $3.50 inches.
with an estimated wind velocity OF 11O
miles an hour. Hurricane warnings nave
been ordered at east gulf and southern
Florida stations. and at Nassau and west
ern Cuban ports.
A disturbance over Lake Superior and the
western portion of Ontario has caused local
showers in the southern portion of the mid
die Atlantic states and also over the upper
lake region. Showers continued In the
south, the middle slope and southern pla-
teau.
Temperatures have risen in the middle
states and fallen somewhat in the upper
Mississippi valley and upper lake region.
There will be showers this afternoon and
tonight in the middle Atlantic states, and
showers tonight on the South Carolina and
Georgia coasts There will be rain Wedlles-
day in the southern portion of the gulf and
south Atlantic states. In the lower lake re-
giQn and the Ohio valley the weather Will
be generally fair.
1t will be cooler tonight in the Ohio val
ley, lower lake region and middle Atlantic
states. and cooler Wednesday in the middle
and south Atlantic states.
On the middle Atlantic coast winds will be
fresh southerly, shifting to northwester!y;
on the south Atlantic coast fresh south
westerly. shifting to nOrtherly and prob
ably increasing Wednesday,: on the Florida
and east gulf coasts they will shift to
northerly and northeasterly, increasing in
force probably becoming dangerous. and On
the lower lakes fresh to brisk north to
northwest. ..--. =
Hurricane warnings are displayed on the
gulf and Atlantic coasts from Mobile to
Jupiter, and at western Cuban and Bahama
Islands ports.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the rast
twenty-four hours: Amarillo, 1.76; North
Platte, LA
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southeast TO south
winds, with showers north of the fortieth
parallel
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:
Thermometer: August 1O- pm, 81; 8
pm, 70; IL midnight, 20. August If am,
Il; s am, 70; II noon, 70: pm, Is. Maxi
mum. 81, at A pm. August 10; minimum
60. at II pm. August 10.
Barometer: August 1OA pm, 1894; 8
pm. 1894; II midnight, 1896. August 10
4 am, 1892; am, 1892; noon, 1894;
pm, 1888
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at y
am: Great Falls, temperature, rs; condi-
ton, L. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
ton at south connection, &; Washington
city reservoir, temperature, IS; condition at
inf1uent, 13; condition at eff1uent, 81.
Tide Table
Today-Low tide, 4:O1 am. and AIT pm. !;
high tide. $3.50 am. and 1910 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:34 am. and 4:47
pm; high tide, 1922 am. and 1915 pm. e..
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:O7 am; sun SETS 7:O4
pm.
Moon rises, S:36 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, sos am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishng begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-fve minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va. August IL.
Both rivers are muddy here today.