The Boston Globe - 19.09.2019

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For more information on today’s conditions,call the

state hotline at (800) 882-1497or Massachusetts

Department of Environmental Protectionweb site

http://www.state.ma.us/DEP

EasternMassachusettsairquality

GOOD MOD. UNHEALTHY HAZARDOUS

50 10 0 150 200 300

30

Allergies Source: Asthma& Allergy Affiliates, Inc.

Trees Weeds Grass Mold

Yesterday’s mold and spore rating.

Absent LowHigh N.A.

Smallcraft advisory

GalewarningStormwarning

●Travel delays possible, C Clouds, F Fog, H Haze, I Ice, Pc Partly Cloudy, R Rain, Sh Showers, S Sun, Sn Snow, Fl Flurries, T Thunderstorms, W Windy

Boston’s forecast

Temperatures are

today’s highs

and tonight’s lows.

MountWashington

Almanac

Climate data are compiledfrom NationalWeather Service records and are subjectto change or correction.

New Englandmarineforecast

Wind Seas Temp Wind Seas Temp

Cities

Today Tomorrow Today Tomorrow Today Tomorrow Today Tomorrow

Forecast high and low temperatures and conditions

TODAY: The first frost and freeze can be expected across

someinterior areas during the early morning. Otherwise,it

will be sunny and nice.

TOMORROW: Not as chilly during the morning;

otherwise, it will be sunny and warmer during the

afternoon.Clearandmildduringthenight.

EXTENDED: Very warm weather is

expected this weekend. Large swells from

Hurricane Humberto will affect beaches

Saturday, diminishing Sunday.

New Englandforecast

Tides A.M. P. M. Hightides A.M.P. M. Hightides A.M.P. M.

Hightides

Old Orchard ME2:493:03

Hampton

BeachNH 3:033:17

PlumIsland 3:233:40

Ipswich 2:483:02

Gloucester 3:083:22

Marblehead 3:083:22

Lynn 3:103:23

Scituate 3:083:23

Plymouth 3:183:36

CapeCod

CanalEast 2:553:11

CapeCod

CanalWest 1:50

Falmouth 2:523:06

HyannisPort 4:204:27

Chatham 3:534:02

Wellfleet 3:223:36

Provincetown 3:163:31

Nantucket

Harbor 4:204:29

OakBluffs 3:253:41

NewBedford 11:49 ---

NewportRI 11:42 ---

Bostonhigh 3:083:22

Height 9.3 9.8

Bostonlow 9:139:43

Height 1.0 0.7

Weather MostlySunny

Visibility 100 miles

Wind east at 5 m.p.h.

High/low temperature 41/29

Snow depthat 5 p.m. 0.0”

(5 p.m. yesterday)

Yesterday’s high/low 65°/56°

Sunrise 6:28 a.m.

Sunset 6:47 p.m.

Moonrise 9:48 p.m.

24 Hr. Precipitation

Yesterday 0.00”

Precip days in September 7

Monthto date 1.75”

Norm.monthto date 1.95”

Year to date 36.08”

Norm.year to date 30.57”

(valid at 5 p.m. yesterday)

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019

BostonHarbor NE 6-12kts. 1-2 ft. 67/53

EastCape

Cod Canal N 7-14kts. 2-4 ft. 65/46

Buzzards Bay N 6-12kts. 1-3 ft. 64/47

Martha’s

Vineyard NE 7-14kts. 4-7 ft. 67/44

Nantucket NE 8-16kts. 4-7 ft. 63/50

Provincetown N 6-12kts. 4-7 ft. 62/51

Atlanta 81/61 S 83/64 S

AtlanticCity 71/48 S 80/58 S

Charlotte 77/52 S 81/56 S

Chicago 83/67 Pc 84/69 Pc

Dallas 85/72 C 88/73 Pc

Denver 86/59 Pc 83/48 S

Detroit 78/64 S 82/67 S

Fort Myers 87/73 Pc 89/75 Pc

Los Angeles 79/62 Pc 80/63 Pc

Miami 87/78 Pc 88/79 Sh

NewOrleans 92/78 Pc 87/75 Pc

NewYork City 70/56 S 80/64 S

Philadelphia 73/54 S 80/60 S

Phoenix 102/74S 97/72 S

Salt Lake City 74/50 Pc 64/48 Sh

San Francisco 73/57 Pc 78/58 S

Seattle 69/57 Pc 69/57Pc

Washington 75/56 S 82/61 S

Beijing 77/58 C 83/58Pc

Cancun 89/77 Pc 88/77Pc

Mexico City 73/56 T 76/55 T

Montreal 72/54 S 75/60Pc

Toronto 74/55 C 79/60Pc

Vancouver 63/54 C 64/55 C

Jerusalem 88/68 S 85/66 S

London 71/51 S 71/54 S

Moscow 51/36 Pc 49/35 R

Paris 68/48 S 73/53 S

Rome 78/61 T 78/56 S

San Juan 91/79 C 91/78 Pc

Stockholm 51/34 Pc 53/47 Pc

Tokyo 78/66 S 77/67 C

HIGH

LOW

6 A.M. NOON 6 P.M.

High pressure centered

over head will provide

plenty of sunshine.

Afternoontemperatures

will be warmer. Mostlyclear and

not as cool at night.

FRIDAY

80-85

63-68

HIGH

LOW

6 A.M. NOON 6 P.M.

Warm with plenty of

sunshineas high pres-

sure remainsoverhead.

Rough surf and rip cur-

rents at the beaches as swells

from Humberto continue.

SATURDAY

78-83

61-66

HIGH

LOW

6 A.M. NOON 6 P.M.

Very warm weather as

high pressure slowly

drifts offshore. Sunshine

will mix with a few

clouds.Partly cloudyand a little

more humidat night.

SUNDAY

82-87

65-70

HIGH

LOW

6 A.M. NOON 6 P.M.

Warm and more humid

with a mixture of clouds

and sunshine.A shower

or thunderstorm cannot

be ruled out as a front passes

through.

MONDAY

80-85

63-68

HIGH

LOW

6 A.M. NOON 6 P.M.

After a chilly start,

plenty of sunshine can

be expected through the

day with high pressure

overhead. Clear, cool tonight,

especiallyinland.

TODAY

65-70

53-58

Cy the Cynicsays that if at first you don’t succeed,there’s

always next year. Whenyou are declarerat a slam,give

yourselfevery chanceto succeed.

Againsttoday’s six spades,West led the queenof trumps,

and whendeclarertookthe A-K, one of his chancesvan-

ishedwhenEastdiscardeda heart. Southnext led the king

and a low club.West threw a heart — anotherchancegone

— and dummy won.

Southhad 11 tricksandcouldgetanotherwithawin-

ningred-suitfinesse.He went for a parlay by takingthe

K-A of diamonds.WhenEast-West played low, Southled a

heart to the queen.Downtwo!

Did South play to best advantage?

Declarerwas unlucky to fail but overlooked his best

chance.At Trick Five he shouldlead the queenof clubsand

discardhis eightof hearts. Souththenexits witha trump.

WhenWest wins,he can lead a heart, but Southcan

finesseat no cost. WhenEast’s kingcovers,Southruffs and

falls backon findingEastwiththe queenof diamonds.

DAILYQUESTIONYou hold:♠A 9 8 7 3 2♥♥ 8 ♦♦A J 5 2

♣K 4. Your partner opensone club,you bid one spade

and he raisesto threespades.Whatdo you say?

ANSWER:An averagethree-spade raisefor partner suchas

K 10 5 4, A J 6, 3, A Q J 9 3 will give a contract of seven

spadesa 78%chance,so you can’t settle for less thana

smallslam.To jump to six spadeswouldbe reasonable.If

you judgeto lookfor a grandslam,as I would,start by cue-

biddingfour diamonds.

North

♠

♥♥

♦♦

♣

West East

♠ ♠

♥♥ ♥♥

♦♦ ♦♦

♣ ♣

South

♠

♥♥

♦♦

♣

Northdealer—N-Svulnerable

K 6 4

A Q

K 4 3

A Q 9 8 5

Q J 10

J 9 5 4 3 2

10 8 7

6

5

K 10 7 6

Q 9 6

J 10 7 3 2

A 9 8 7 3 2

8

A J 5 2

K 4

North East South West

1 ♣ Pass 1 ♠ Pass

2 NT Pass 3 ♦♦ Pass

3 ♠ Pass 6 ♠ All Pass

Openinglead —♠Q

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