A WAR ING.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 February 1918, Page 3

A WAR ING.

FROM CLEMENT WRAGGE

AUCKLAND February 4

Mr Clement Wragge has issued the following forecast: “Atmospheric conditions are very perturbed within the low latitudes, especially over all that region between Whangarei and North O’ape, and Kerniadecs, Tonga, Fiji, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and the coasts of Queensland and New South Wales. Close watch should be kept on the barometer, and if it falls half a tenth in half an hour rough weather may be expected. The disastrous storms in Queensland, coupled with floods are sufficient indication of the general type of weather, and in various parts of the eastern half of Australia there probably will lie a renewal of such before April 1 Hence every, precaution should be taken As stated in January, the coast of West orn .Australia north from . Shark Bay may be affected by winds of the hurracane type. I am confirmed in the "opinion that the southern edges of the tropical disturbances will pass further south than usual, and. their “penumbrae’ may even extend to the Bay of Plenty and Hawke’s Bay under currents from between south-east and east north-east and north, shifting westerlyblowing strong and with very consider, able rainfall before two months have elapsed. These conditions are mainly due as before stated, to abnormal solar influence.’’