The Hurricane Guide - Being An Attempt To Connect The Rotary Gale Or Revolving - Storm With Atmospheric Waves. by William Radcliff Birt
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RIGHT-HAND SEMICIRCLE.
Wind E.N.E., E., E.S.E., S.E., barometer falling, storm increasing. Wind S.S.W., S., S.S.E., S.E., barometer rising, storm passing off. LEFT-HAND SEMICIRCLE. Wind N.N.E., N., N.N.W., N.W., barometer falling, storm increasing. Wind W.S.W., W., W.N.W., N.W., barometer rising, storm passing off. HIGHER LATITUDES. NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.[2] Axis line, wind S.E., barometer falling, first half of storm. Axis line, wind N.W., barometer rising, last half of storm. RIGHT-HAND SEMICIRCLE. Wind S.S.E., S., S.S.W., S.W., barometer falling, storm increasing. Wind W.N.W., W., W.S.W., S.W., barometer rising, storm passing off. LEFT-HAND SEMICIRCLE. Wind E.S.E., E., E.N.E., N.E., barometer falling, storm increasing. Wind N.N.W., N., N.N.E., N.E., barometer rising, storm passing off. N.B. The directions of the hurricane winds are so arranged as to show the points of commencement and termination. Thus in the lower latitudes |
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