The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-14
FOSTERS BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED

VIII L all III Iandui anu NOftIleiS-
tern Statcs-NOt Much Indication
Of Rain for the Cotton States.
copyrighted 1913 by w. T, Foster.}
Washington, d. c., Sept. 13.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturb
ance to cross the continent Sept.
IS to 49,, warm wave II to i8, cool
wave II to a. We have given
warning that this will be severe
storm period and that the most Sc
we're weather will occur southeast
of the storm disturbance and in the
warm wave. Great storms are not
expected but the most severe Of the
month with probabilities favoring
dangerous or destructive storms.
Better make it point to remain
close to shore about that time.
Some showers are expected to
accompany this disturbance as 1t
crosses the great central valleys
but not as much ram as needed IN
dicatiOns are favorable to increased
rainfall in our extreme southwest,
near the Mexican line, from TIC
Gulf OF California northcastward in
the direction of the Texas Panhan-
die. But most rain for ,,he month
is expected in eastern Canadian
provinces and our northeastern
states. Not much indications OF
rain for the cotton states.
Next disturbance will reach Pa
cltic coast about Sept. 20, cross Pa
cltic slope by close Of Fl, great cen
Iral valleys p to q, eastern sec
tions 25. Warm wave will cross Pa
cllic slope about Sept. 20. great cen
tra valleys q, eastern sections 2i
Cool wave will cross Pacific slope
about Sept %. great central valleys
25, eastern sections q.
Storm forces will continue to be
Of greater than average tenslty
showers will become more frequent
in the dry sections, but deficiency
Of moisture will continue in many
sections. Indications favor sui1i-
, cient moisture in The Atlantic coast
sections but deficiency is expected
in the Gulf coast sections.
Pacific coast Of Mexico and the
west coast of Central America will
get more than normal rains. But
moisture will con be more and more
below normal along the Pacific
coast sections progressing north
ward Less than usual rainfall on
the Alaskan and British Columbia
coasts.
IN sections where the soil con'in-
ues dry about middle Of September,
and that will probably be large
part Of the winter wheat sections,
the conditions will be unfavorable
to wheat. It is all right to SOW
wheat in the dust or dry soil in Sep
tember if good rains follow in Oc-
tober. Our best winter wheat sec
Gons lie in the great central valleys
and indications are that the fall and
early winter in those sections will
be deficient in moisture. One good
Wetting after wheat is soWn would
be sufficient for the fall and early
winter mnoths and some sections Of
the central valleys will get the rain
while large sections will not.
Indications for good winter grain
crop weather are much better in
our northeastern states, the eastern
provinces Of Canada, about the
lower great lakes and on the east
coasts Of the upper great lakes. For
these reasons we advise the sowing
Of winter grain generally in the
winter wheat sections in eastern
parts Of this continent.
Indications are THAT precipitation
Of The next four months will be
from about to above normal in the
Atlantic and Pacific coast sections,
decreasing in amount from Halifax
southWard to the southern point Of
Florida and continuing to decrease
westward along the Mexican Gulf
coast To the Rio Grande. IN the
Pacific coast sections the excess Of
precipitation will decrease from
Panama northWard.
With these probabilities before
us we can not encourage the sowing
OF winter grain west Of meridian 90.