The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-09
FOSTERS BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT
THE NEXT DISTURBANCE
Will BE Full of Energy with Frigid
Weather - Coolest Weather OF
February-MOre Formidable Dis
turbanceS a Little Later.

SSS>N
Washington, Feb. 8.-Last bulletin
gave forecasts of disturbance tt
cross the continent Feb. 9 to t3
warm wave 8 to 12, cool wave II tC
Is. In the central valleys and west
ward this storm will be of no great
Importance, but as it nears the At
lantic coast it will gain force. Tenn
peratures will average moderate
but the cold wave following will be
more severe than the cold waves OF
this winter have averaged.
The next disturbance will reach
the Pacific coast about Feb. f3
cross Pacific slope by close of L.
great central valleys Is to II, east
ern sections tS. Warm wave will
cross Pacific slope about Feb. IS
great central valleys IS, eastern sec
tions II. Cool wave will cross Pa
cific slope about Feb. 16, great CEN
trail valleys 18, eastern sections 20
This disturbance, after slumbel
Of storms, will cause an awakening
and they will again be full of ener-
gy. Not at their best-always the
worst for vegetable and animal life
which are tied to this world wheel
and must go round-but they will
form a vigorous advance guard OF
the more formidable storms to
come a little later.
This storm wave will bring one OF
the principal warm waves Of the
month and may cause that feature
popularity known as the February
thaw. It will be followed by a great
fall in temperatures and the cOldest
weathes of the winter in northern
sections.
The fifth storm wave OF February
will reach -the Pacific coast about
is, cross Pacific. slope by close OF
19, great central valleys 20 to %
eastern sections %. Warm wave will
cross Pacific slope about Feb. i8, the
great central valleys 20, eastern sec
tions %. Cool wave will cross Pa
cific slope about Feb. 81, great CEN
trail valleys %, eastern sections 25
This disturbance will be of more
than usual force west of meridian &C
and will become fierce storm as it
nears the Atlantic coasts. 1t will be
a dangerous storm, and our danger
signals will hang out for all eastern
sections. Rains will not be genera!
but belo wthe normal for the coun-
try east of the Rocky ridge, but con-
centrated rains in limited localities
causing local floods are probable.
We can not certainly locate tor
rental rains but there are some in
dicatiCns that they will concentrate
in our northeastern states, the Can
adian eastern sections and in the
vicinity Of Kansas City, Mo. In nor
thern sections the concentrated
precipitation will probably be in the
form of snow and the cold weather
following will be the last chance for
ice skating.
Our forecasts Of heavy SHOWS in
northern parts of Pacific slope have
been notably fulfilled and our sue
cess in forecasting the precipitation
east of the Rockies for the fall and
winter suggests that our crop
weather forecasts for 1913 will be
good.
We are still of the opinion that
there will be no financial crash this
year and that the European war
will not long continue. Those who
have grain and cotton to sell have
not much to fear. The great specu-
lator is the worst feature and mat
ters are shaping in Congress that
will make them more cautious than
heretofore.
We are expecting good times for
the country in a financial way and
all should enter the work of pro-
ducing crops with energy and con-
fidence. Drouth will interfere in
some sections, but there is no dam
ger of a famine. We must know the
future crop weather, plant and SOW
to fit the seasonal precipitation and
then all will be well.