The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-18
WEATHER BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT.
A GENERAL COLD SNAP
Is Expected about December 23-South-
ern Truck Farmers and Gardeners
Advised to Be Alert and Ready to
Protect Their Tender Plants

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Washington, D. c., Dec. I7-Last bull
letin gave forecasts of disturbance to
cross the continent I8 to p, warm wave
u to 2I, cool wave 20 to "a. This will
be the great divide between moderate
and severe weather. High temperatures
will prevail as the front part of this dis
turbance passes and following it will
come a cold wave that will affect the
whole continent and cause weather of
the blizzard kind in northern sections.
Southern truck farmers and gardeners
should be on the alert and ready to pro-
tect their tender plants and fruits from
this general cold snap which is expect
ed to pass eastward, crossing meridian
90 not far from December 23.
The next disturbance will reach the
Pacific coast about 70, cross the Pacific
slope by close of "a, great central val
leys IS to II, eastern sections 28, Warm
wave will cross Pacific slope about 23,
great central valleys rs, eastern sections
~. Cool wave will cross the Pacific
slope about 26, great central valleys 28,
eastern sections 80.
This disturbance will be a moderate
affair till about the night before Christ
mas I expect the storms at that time
to be somewhere between the Rockies
and meridian 90 and, while | will try to
more closely define their locations,
where they may be at that time and
thence eastward, you may look out for
trouble with weather freaks.
Beginning with December II the east
ern and western sections of the CONT
nent will be in the grip of long, severe
period of fierce winter storms preceded
by very cold weather and after the ele-
ments have rasped animal and human
tenderness the great winter storms will
be followed by rising temperature and
beautiful winter weather. Last disturb
ance of December will reach the Pa
cifc coast about a8, cross Pacific slope
by close of 20 great central valleys 80
| to January I, eastern sections 2. Warm
wave will cross the Pacific slope about
28, great central valleys 80, eastern sec
tions January I Cool wave will cross
| the Pacific slope about 81, great central
valleys January 2, eastern sections a.
This disturbance will lash the Pacific
coast with a furious whip. making bad
weather for the old tars on the Pacific
and uncomfortable for man and beast or
land. It will also be remarkable as the
omen of good With and following il
| will come in a remarkably warm Janu-
luary for the Country lying east of me-
ridian 90 But the prospects for the
country lying between meridian 90 and
the Rockies appears cold and cherries
except that real winter weather in that
section holds out hope for coming
good crop weather.
| About December 28 to 80 will be {
sunspot period In looking at the SUI
about noon the spots will probably be
seen on the east side and above the cen,
ter of the sun. The spots will be wei
developed but not large and may require
the aid of opera glasses. The best meth
cd is to place tub of water where tht
reflection of the sun may be seen. Wher
the water is quiet you can look at tht
suns image in the water. If it is tor
bright for you, put little laundry blu
ing in the water and then use your oper;
glasses.
You will find these observations in
teresting and instructive. Young peopl
with inquiring minds will find these OBJ
servations beneficial in an educationa
Iway. The forecasts Of the sunspots vii
be found in these bulletins regularly
Prof Ricard at the Santa Clara Colleg
observatory near San Francisco will an
nounce the results as to the forecastet
sunspots