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Bulletin issued at 12:02 HKT 20/May/2017

At noon at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 24 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 89 per cent.
During the past hour the mean UV Index recorded at King's Park was 1. The intensity of UV radiation was low.

The air temperatures at other places were:

King's Park 24 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 24 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 24 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 25 degrees;
Tai Po 23 degrees;
Sha Tin 23 degrees;
Tuen Mun 25 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 23 degrees;
Sai Kung 24 degrees;
Cheung Chau 24 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 26 degrees;
Tsing Yi 25 degrees;
Shek Kong 25 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 24 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 25 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 24 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 23 degrees;
Kowloon City 24 degrees;
Happy Valley 24 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 24 degrees;
Stanley 24 degrees;
Kwun Tong 24 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 25 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 24 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 25 degrees;
Tai Mei Tuk 23 degrees.

0.3 millimetre of rainfall was recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory between midnight last night and midday today.


Note: The data above is provisional. Only limited data validation has been carried out.


Climatological Information for 20 May


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Bulletin updated at 11:45 HKT 20/May/2017

Here is the latest weather bulletin issued by the Hong Kong Observatory.

A band of clouds is bringing showers to the coast of Guangdong.

Weather forecast for this afternoon and tonight

Cloudy with one or two showers. Moderate to fresh easterly winds.

Outlook : There will still be showers tomorrow. Brighter in the following couple of days.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT today, 20/05/2017; Regular update at : around 45 minutes past each hour, 16:15 HKT and 23:15 HKT)



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Bulletin issued at 09:00 HKT 20/May/2017

N0 WARNING.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 192100 UTC:
TROUGH 19N 110E 20N 114E 20N 125E QSTNR.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 200100 UTC:

HONG KONG= E 5-6. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL E UP TO 2 M. TEMP 26-25 C. =
KWANGTUNG= E TO SE 5-6, OCNL 7 IN E. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL E 2 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= NE 5-6. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL NE UP TO 2 M. =
BASHI= E TO NE 5-6, OCNL 7. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL E TO NE 2 M. =
PRATAS= E 5-6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL E TO NE 2 M. =
BALINTANG= SE 5-6, NW 5-6 LATER. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL E TO NE 2 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= SW 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL NE UP TO 2 M. =
PARACEL= S TO SE 4-5, UP TO 6 IN N. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 3 M. SWELL NE UP TO 2 M. =
TONKIN= SE 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
DANANG= SE 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
NNNN
Abbreviations:
KT, VRB, SLW, FRQ - knot, variable, slow, frequent STNR, QSTNR, C - stationary, quasi-stationary, degrees celsius WKN, INTSF, INTST, NC - weaken, intensify, intensity, no change LGT, ISOL, SCT, OCNL - light, isolated, scattered, occasional CLD, DZ, TS - cloudy, drizzle, thunderstorm

The date and time are specified by a 6-digit number DDHHMM. DD stands for the day of month, HH represents the hour while MM indicates the minute in UTC.



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Bulletin issued at 12:30 HKT 20/May/2017

Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 12:30 p.m. on 20 May 2017

Warnings:
Strong winds in all areas.

Weather Situation:
An easterly airstream persists over the coastal waters of Guangdong.

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
East force 5 to 6.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Moderate to rough seas.

Nan'ao and Shanwei:
East force 5 to 6, occasionally force 7.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Moderate to rough seas.

South of Hong Kong:
East to southeast force 5 to 6.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Moderate to rough seas.

Shangchuan Dao:
Southeast force 5 to 6.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Moderate to rough seas.

Outlook for the next 48 hours
East to southeasterly winds of force 5 to 6. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.

Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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Waglan Island Wind east-northeast force 5
  Visibility 9 Kilometres

Shantou Wind northeast force 2
  Visibility 30 Kilometres

Dongsha Wind east force 4
  Visibility 8 Kilometres in rain

Huangmaozhou Wind east-northeast force 6

Macau Wind north-northeast force 2
  Visibility 12 Kilometres

Xisha Wind west force 1
  Visibility 30 Kilometres


WEATHER FORECAST FOR LOCAL AVIATION
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Bulletin issued at 09:30 HKT 20/MAY/2017
(Next update at 17:30 HKT 20/MAY/2017)
I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     STRONG WINDS AND SEV TURB.
II.  SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER SITUATION :
     AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM PERSISTS OVER THE COASTAL
     AREAS OF GUANGDONG.
     
III. FORECAST FOR 100-KILOMETER RADIUS AROUND HONG KONG
     FROM 1000 TO 2000 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  080/10-15
       OFFSHORE:  080/15-20, OCNL 25                   22-27
   B.   2000 FT:  080/15-20, OCNL 25                   20
   C.   5000 FT:  160/10                               18
   D.  10000 FT:  280/10                               11
   E.  18000 FT:  270/25                               MS5
   F.  24000 FT:  270/30                               MS14
   G.  30000 FT:  320/40                               MS27
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      NIL
   I. WEATHER       : 
      CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 1500 FT  SCT 2000 FT  BKN 6000 FT.
   K. VISIBILITY    : 7 KM.  TEMPO 4000 M IN SHOWERS.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 16500 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 11000 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV OFFSHORE AND NEAR HILLS.
   N. SEA STATE     : 2.0-3.5 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 25 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY  WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
     STRONG OFFSHORE.  CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS.=
===================================================================
Note: The forecast could be updated before the next issue time 
whenever there is newly expected occurrence or non-occurrence 
of significant weather as described below which may be hazardous 
to aircraft within 100-km radius of Hong Kong:

(a) Change of the tropical cyclone category
(b) Strong, Gale, Storm, and Hurricane force winds
(c) Thunderstorm/CBs
(d) Severe gusts
(e) Severe turbulence
(f) Significant low stratus
(g) Fog or thick haze/sandstorm/duststorm 
    causing significant reduction of visibility
(h) Volcanic ash
(i) Radioactive cloud
===================================================================
Aviation Weather Observation and Forecast Information for Hong Kong International Airport
To know more about clouds, please see Commonly observed clouds in Hong Kong.


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Significant Weather Information (SIGMET)

The Airport Meteorological Office is responsible for monitoring hazardous weather and phenomena in the atmosphere that may affect the safety of aircraft operations within a designated airspace over the northern part of the South China Sea. Weather forecasters at the Airport Meteorological Office issues SIGMET information when hazardous weather and phenomena in the atmosphere such as thunderstorms, tropical cyclones, turbulence, icing occur or are expected to occur in the airspace.

The latest significant weather information
issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 16:55 HKT on 18 May 17

VHHK SIGMET 2 VALID 180855/181255 VHHH- VHHK HONG KONG FIR EMBD TS FCST WI N1948 E11630 - N1748 E11454 - N1748 E11400 - N1854 E11400 - N1948 E11500 - N1948 E11630 TOP FL400 MOV E 10KT NC=

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Tropical Cyclone Warning for Shipping

There is no tropical cyclone warning for shipping*.




*Tropical cyclone warnings for shipping are issued by the Hong Kong Observatory for tropical cyclones located within the area bounded by 105E and 125E , 10N and 30N.




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Bulletin issued at 00:15 HKT 20/May/2017
HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     26.0 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     23.7 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   24.5 C
Relative Humidity                        72 - 91 Percent
Rainfall                                     0.7 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January           245.8 mm
Against an average of                      498.9 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  23.3 C               26.1 C
Wong Chuk Hang               23.5 C               25.8 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  22.6 C               26.6 C
Lau Fau Shan                 22.1 C               26.7 C
Tai Po                       21.4 C               25.2 C
Sha Tin                      23.1 C               26.5 C
Tuen Mun                     23.1 C               26.9 C
Tseung Kwan O                23.1 C               25.9 C
Sai Kung                     22.5 C               25.8 C
Cheung Chau                  23.4 C               25.3 C
Chek Lap Kok                 23.8 C               27.8 C
Tsing Yi                     23.5 C               26.6 C
Shek Kong                    22.9 C               26.5 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            22.5 C               25.3 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   23.3 C               26.4 C
Hong Kong Park               22.8 C               26.1 C
Shau Kei Wan                 22.7 C               25.3 C
Kowloon City                 22.7 C               25.7 C
Happy Valley                 23.8 C               27.0 C
Wong Tai Sin                 23.3 C               26.5 C
Stanley                      23.4 C               26.3 C
Kwun Tong                    23.1 C               26.2 C
Sham Shui Po                 23.6 C               27.6 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          23.3 C               25.8 C
Yuen Long Park               22.7 C               27.2 C
Tai Mei Tuk               21.5 C               25.7 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              0.1 H
The mean UV index recorded at King's Park yesterday was 2,
the UV intensity was Low.
The maximum UV index for yesterday was 6.
Sea surface temperature (Waglan Island):        25.6 C 

Yesterday's (19 May 2017) average ambient gamma radiation
dose rate taken outdoors in Hong Kong ranged from 0.08 to
0.14 microsievert per hour.  These are within the normal
range of fluctuation of the background radiation level in
Hong Kong (see Note). The average dose rates measured at the
radiation monitoring stations over various parts of the
territory were as follows :

Station                     Yesterday's average
                            (microsievert/hour)
Ping Chau                           0.08
Tap Mun                             0.09
Kat O                               0.09
Yuen Ng Fan                         0.12
Tai Mei Tuk                         0.12
Sha Tau Kok                         0.10
Kwun Tong                           0.12
Sai Wan Ho                          0.09
King's Park                         0.14
Tsim Bei Tsui                       0.13
Cape D'Aguilar                      0.13
Chek Lap Kok                        0.14

Note
  1. From readings taken at various locations in Hong Kong during the period 1987-2016, the background ambient gamma radiation levels may vary between 0.06 and 0.30 microsievert per hour.
  2. The extent of health effects to a person as a result of exposure to radiation is expressed by a physical quantity called equivalent dose, in unit of sievert. Protective action may be required if there is an increase in the ambient gamma dose rate above background such that the total additional dose is expected to exceed 5000 microsieverts in a relatively short period of time. For example, a dose of 5000 microsieverts may be reached when the ambient gamma dose rate is 1000 microsieverts per hour (several thousand times above background) and lasts for 5 hours.
  3. The readings of ambient gamma radiation level from instrument are expressed in unit of gray, which is numerically equal to the gamma dose expressed in sievert.
Climatological Information for 19 May
Last revision date: <20 May 2017> 

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