METEOROLOGICAL

Hokitika Guardian, 26 April 1933, Page 1

METEOROLOGICAL

The reading to-day at 9 a.m. was 29.58—little movement. The rending on the dial printed below was taken at noon to-day.

PHASES OF THE MOOX—APRIL

Full Moon—llth ) 8 a.m. New Moon—2sth, 6.8 a.m

HIGH WATER—APRIL

April 25—10.40 a.m.; 10.59 p.m /April 26—11.16 a.m. ; 11.30 p.m 7 Ap?ii 27- 11.50 a.m. • April 23—0.10 a.m.; 0.28 p.m. April 29—0.45 a.m. ; 1.5 p.m. April 30—1.20 a.m.; 1.33 p.m.

WEATHER FORECAST.

Covering Western Karamea, Westport, Murchison, Reefton, Greymouth, Hokitika, Otira, Arthur Pass, lioss Okuru, at noon to-day:—

An intense ami-cyclone still covers Australia, while pressure is very low to the east of New Zealand. Last night, and to-day the pressure has heon fluctuating over the Dominion owing to the passage' of another of the long series of low pressure waves from the west. The forecast is for south-west winds, strong to gale force. The weather will lie cclcl and squally with heavy showers and snow on the ranges; seas heavy.

UNION COMPANY’S LINE.

The GabrielJa is loading coal at Greymouth for Wellington and Auckland.

'1 lie Kartigv is due at Greymouth to-day from Wellington \ J ia "Westport t.o load timber for Melbourne and Adelaide.

The K aiznai is clue at Greynioutli on Saturday to load coal for Wellington.