The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
WEATHER BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT.
COMINGIN BLIZZARD FORM
Real Winter the Last Half of Decenl-
ber-A Biting Cold Wave Will Cross
the Continent About Io-Snows and
Cold Rains-Planetary Influences.

Washington Dec. My last bulletin
the continent ! to II, warm wave E to
10, cool wave 9 to I3. The next disturb
ance will reach the Pacific coast about
IA, cross the Pacific slope by close of
IS, great central valleys 16 to 1S, east
ern states 10. Warm wave will cross
Pacific slope about ID, great central val
leys Io eastern states 49, Cool wave
will cross pacific slope about y, great
central valleys Io eastern states 81.
This disturbance, will not bring as
high. temperatures .as the preceding dis
turbance, but the cool wave following
it will go to much lower temperatures
than the cool wave preceding; therefore
you may prepare for biting cold wave
that will cross meridian 90 not far from
December 70. About that time the
storms, particularly in nothern sections,
will assume the blizzard form The cold
will be sufficient in northern sections to
form at least four inches of ice and this
will raise a query with ice packers
whether to attempt harvesting ice Or
wait till later. That query illustrates
the value of good long-range forecasts
Prepare for real winter and severe
weather last half of December
Following December 7 will come a
great high temperature wave that will
tend toward awakening the buds from
their winter sleep These unusual high
by severe cold waves, bodies no good to
fruits and winter grain. The farmer
whose corn is still out in the field and
the planter whose cotton is still on the
stalks will be losers if they permit this
long severe winter spell of December
to catch them unprepared.
Mars will rule the weather during
the eleven days centering on December
II. On the early mornings of December
II and II you may see the moon and
Mars apparently very close together,
and their close relations will surely stir
Our atmosphere to its depths. Jupiter
will control Our weather during the
thirteen days of which December 23
will be central. During the long even
ings of December 22, 70 and "a if you
will observe the moon you will see it
pass within one degree of Jupiter, and
you may charge to the effects of the
conjunction of these two bodies all cold
and storms and SHOWS and cold rains
that will occur about that time. Nep-
tune, the outer planet of the solar sys-
tenn, is far out beyond Jupiter and
their influences will be joined. Anyone
who may compare the oppositions OF
Neptune with our weather must be con-
vinced of that planets influence on Our
weather changes.
Saturn may be seen in the west in the
early evening, but is not conspicuous
Her rings are edgewise toward the
earth and can not now be seen Her
rings probably lie in the plane of her
equator, and therefore she is near her
equinox | do not ascribe so much i'm
portance to the equinoxes as do other
planetary meteorologists The equinoxes
alone do not count for much, but when
combined with other features of plan
etary influence they have some effect
Our solar system is perfect piece OF
machinery and every body of that sys-