Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-16
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair, Colder Today; Brisk to High
Winds-Tomorrow Fair.

, forecast for Sunday and Monday.-For
the District of Columbia, fair, colder Sum
day: brisk to high northwesterly winds;
Monday. fair.
For Maryland, fair. colder Sunday, ex-
cept snow in the mountains: brisk to high
northwesterly winds; Monday, fair.
For Virginia, fair Sunday, colder, ex-
ccpt in extreme western portion: brisk
to high northwe sterly winds: Monday,
fair.
Special River Observation-Disclosures ad-
vices issued Wednesday. March IL
stated that coming warm rains would
result in a general tnaw over the east
ern portion of the country and cause
foods in the smaller streams. Two days
later 1t became apparent that tho rainfall
would be exceptionally heavy. and the
warnings were repeated and extended to
some Of the larger rivers. including the
upper Ohio. BY Saturday morning the
rivers Of the Atlantic states and the Ohio
and Its tributaries were rising rapidly.
and general warnings were widely dis
tributed. Stages as follows are indicated
Pittsburg. % to 80 feet by Sunday morn
ing. food stage being at % feet; Wheel
Ing. w. Va. AZ feet; Marietta, Ohio. and
Parkersburg. W. Va. 40 feet by Monday
later flood stages being at 80 feet; Gin
cirrati. 45 feet during Sunday (lood stage
80 feet. with further rise for several
days: Mount Carmel. Ill. (Wabash river).
p feet. flood stage being at ID feet. Flood
stages will also be exceeded in the lower
Ohio. lower Tennessee. Wabash. James
Wirginia), Pedee go feet at Cheraw. 8.
Co. Coosa, Alabama. Black Warrior, Tom
bigbee, and upper Potomac and upper
Susquehanna rivers. At Harrisburg, Pa,
the ice moved out quietly at $40 pm
Saturday. 1t is also moving quietly In
the northern and western branches. with
no gorges as yet reported, and no food
stages probable. except possibly at
Wilkesbarre.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
cast.-The southwestern storm has con-
tinued northeastward to the lower Saint
LawTe nee valley. with greatly increased in
tehsjty. the barometer tonight at Quebec
rading $3.50 inches. Considerable snow
lake region. and heavy rains elsewhere
east OF the Mississippi river. In the west
tie weather was generally fair, except
that there were light local SHOWS in the
northwest: and rains in the north Pacific
states. High temperatures prevail in the
Atlantic states, but it is much cooler
in the lower lake region, the Ohio valley
and the south. In the upper lake region
and the west temperature changes were
unimportant.
There will be snow Sunday from Mich
igan eastward into northern New Eng
land and also in the mountain districts
OF Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Vir-
ginta; elsewhere the weather will be gen.
orally fair Sunday and Monday. except
In the north Pacific states where there
will be rain. 1t will be colder Sunday in
the Atlantic states and slightly warmer
in the Mississippi valley.
The winds along the New England and
middle Atlantic coasts will be high west
to northwest; on the south Atlantic coast
brisk to high northWesterly; on the east
gulf coast light to fresh northwest to
north; on the west gulf coast light and
variable, and on Lake Michigan fresh
northwesterly. becoming variable.
Special Forecast.-Storm warninxs are
Hatteras to Eastport, and on tho north
Pacific coast.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. Isl am. and 2 pm.
high tide. 7:85 am. and 7:46 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 2:27 am. and 2:3e
pm: high tide. s:le am. and 1928 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. 6:52 am; sun sets.
5:37 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 6:51 am.
Moon sets 6:41 am tomorrow.
The City Lights.
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset:
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-hve> minutes before
sunrise.
Temperature.
Midnight. Al: 2 am. 43: 4 am, g; g
am. So: am. SO: 10 an. 62: ~ noon.
81: 2 pm, IS: 4 pm. k3; 6 p.m., Is; 6
p M, A: 10 pm, 10: maximum, 81; min
imum, 20.
Relative Humidity.
am. 81: pm. AZ: PM, IS: rain.
fall 9 pm. to PM, 026; hours Of sun.