New-York tribune., 1922-09-17
Notice 10 Mariners
by L 6 Hy6rog-aphio Office

(Py Z Hy6rogrsph!o ofrice)
arrAngeiqents With the Tropical Rad.a
Telegraph Co. FOR broadcsstiaR and d.s
seminStins dail,' beginning sept. ls.
station located o. s'ran Island q. 50 so-
ne beneAc o. chipping IL the Car.5beaa
The 8. -. bulletins VIII be IN tvro parts,
The nras will be broadcast only dariB8
the hurrican season. June 20 Soveg- BE-,
iTciuslve. and viii consist of weather ob3crl
18th meridian time r. a. m sotit irertdia1
tirae) at the following places vhich ars
indicated by ke- letters:
s"sn lsia4d. 81; Sel.ze. Honduras. s. !
64nehesda, EicarREla, BID, Willemstsd-3 )
Safz+eao. W; san Juan, ?. r.. 81: Po-3
eE s,reI' PTinee' Rst, PP Sienfqsgos. cube
insica, KIN; Turks Island, Bahama II
&Fhe names o. the stations as well q
IS to Oct. IS, inclusive In order that ehlu
masters may identify the statioas; ssts9
{ mat time only tho key iettt-s VIII ~
The key ,etters vii 30 sol,owod b. "a
| group o. I've figures. showing baroDet-.l
pressure, lind direction and wl14 fo-re-
tfs hrst three figures express actusi
! barometer readings, in inchee reduced -
sea leTel.-- The fourth Hgure is wind dsrec-
tion: One. north. .. northeast; 6. cas-
:, southeast 3, south. c. southwest: r.
west; S. northeast; Q. calm. Tho asti an
last nsare shorF Wind force II BeaEfoIs
Scale. except Then Tyinds OF eorcs greatsr
he t.se1, T. a-v portion OF a report ca
be Hrnisaed sucn portion v.l be replaced.
6y an ecsivalant number ot letter *
Inland; barometer gsss inches: wind d.rec-
tion southeast; wind force. 3.
The second part ot the bulletin will cor
s.st of kind and leather forecasts for tho
/ western qulf OF Mexico twest OF iongituda
30 degreesl. eastern Gulf OF Mexico (css-
Of longitude 90 degrees). the Caribbean Sc.
(vsest OF longitude 70 degrsss) and FOR the
Windwarl Passage, whenever the condi-
lions warrant. the forecasts vii be preced-
cd by adrlces AID warnings regarding ans-
storm o.. hurricane that may be prosress
and Of rorthers" during the wiaie-
months The second part o. the bulletin
viii be broadcast daily throughout the
\ nigh. bulletin bassd on observstions
taken at =. n, 18th merici2n time
will aiso DC broadcast daily throughout ths
year from Swan Island srd will consist
only OF forecacts. adyices and 7~arnsns3 Of
tie same ch@rScter ano Tor The same sfeaS
as are contained IN the second 2art ot tie
L. n. bulletin.
when q hurricane is IN r7ogrsss ths
Weather Bureau VIII issue advlces regard
ir.G rs location, direc ton. progress ana IN
tensity a. frequent intervals ana these
adYices viii tie broadcast FROM Swan Islan2
eyeTy two h9grs a, snd Sa, Sa ths G sg;n h1gf
swan Island II s.. 1900 meters. spar 3,
1880 q m (9oth meridian tfnel; swat;
Island ~ 81. 22Go meters, spark 1e;tA
.. II. (Seth ratrldiar tiTntl.
TIE daily bulletins 7giii be ratioed b.
Swan lslard from the Tropical nudio Ts.s
graph station at Ne5r Orleans Nv y u
on 3sgo meters. spark al 1880 q. IA, anl
p m. and any sh.D IS at liberty TO PIC
Up these rnessages and repeat them IL
other ships should they desire to do 80.
Beginning Oct J. Information display 8
viii be maze from the radio towers a.
Swan leland eor the special benefit Of ships
IN that region that are not equipped with
radio. The signals will consist of large
red pennant b. day Sna q red lantern 81
right These signals wili indicate thss
important weather Information regarding ia.
hurricane. or ''northerr IS in the possess
sion of the radio operator. which can be
obtained by boat calls ashore
However. ships equipped With radio thai
see the sgn&ig are permitted to call -
swan Island ~ s. tor the Information.
The Tropical RAd!o Telegraph Company
elao permits saipu thGt fail u obtain tfo
regular weather broadcssts 20 cali the
swan Island Station 81 tina Tor the is
est weather forecasts