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Bulletin issued at 13:02 HKT 22/Aug/2016

At 1 p.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 32 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 70 per cent.
During the past hour the mean UV Index recorded at King's Park was 11. The intensity of UV radiation was extreme. The public is advised to avoid prolonged exposure under the sun to prevent damage to skin and eyes.

Please be reminded that:

The Very Hot Weather Warning is now in force. Very hot weather might cause adverse health effects. Members of the public should take care to avoid heatstroke.

The air temperatures at other places were:

King's Park 32 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 31 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 33 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 33 degrees;
Tai Po 30 degrees;
Sha Tin 32 degrees;
Tuen Mun 31 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 32 degrees;
Sai Kung 31 degrees;
Cheung Chau 30 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 33 degrees;
Tsing Yi 33 degrees;
Shek Kong // degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 30 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 32 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 31 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan // degrees;
Kowloon City 32 degrees;
Happy Valley 32 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 32 degrees;
Stanley 30 degrees;
Kwun Tong 31 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 33 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 30 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 32 degrees.


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


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Bulletin updated at 12:45 HKT 22/Aug/2016

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

The upper-air anticyclone is bringing generally fine weather to the coast of Guangdong. Locally, temperatures over many places rose to about 32 degrees around noon.

At noon, Severe Tropical Storm Mindulle was centred about 60 kilometres south of Tokyo. It is forecast to move north at about 28 kilometres per hour towards the vicinity of Tokyo. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lionrock was centred about 400 kilometres southeast of Kagoshima. It is forecast to move southwest slowly across the seas south of Japan.

Weather forecast for this afternoon and tonight

Mainly fine. Very hot in the afternoon. Light to moderate easterly winds.

Outlook : Mainly fine and very hot in the next couple of days.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT today, 22/08/2016; 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 22/Aug/2016

N0 WARNING.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 212100 UTC:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS GENERALLY AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREAS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 220100 UTC:

HONG KONG= E 3-4. ISOL SHOWERS. TEMP 33-28 C. =
KWANGTUNG= E 4. ISOL SHOWERS. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= E TO NE 4-5. FINE. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
BASHI= E TO NE 4-5. FINE. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
PRATAS= E 4. FINE. =
BALINTANG= E TO NE 4-5. FINE. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= NE 4-5. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
PARACEL= E TO SE 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
TONKIN= E TO NE 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
DANANG= S TO SE 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY 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 22/Aug/2016

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 12:30 p.m. on 22 August 2016

    Weather Situation:
    An easterly airstream is prevailing over the south China coastal waters.

    Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

    Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
    East force 3 to 4.
    Slight to moderate seas.

    Nan'ao, Shanwei, South of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao:
    East force 4.
    Moderate seas.

    Outlook for the next 48 hours
    Easterly winds of force 4 to 5, becoming west to southwesterly winds of force 4 to 5 later. Isolated squally showers and thunderstorms.

    Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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    Waglan Island Wind east-northeast force 3
      Visibility 14 Kilometres

    Shantou Wind east force 1
      Visibility 30 Kilometres

    Dongsha Wind east-northeast force 2
      Visibility 10 Kilometres

    Huangmaozhou Wind east-northeast force 4

    Macau Wind northeast force 1
      Visibility 13 Kilometres

    Xisha Wind west-southwest force 2
      Visibility 30 Kilometres

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    Bulletin issued at 09:00 HKT 22/AUG/2016
    (Next update at 17:30 HKT 22/AUG/2016)
    I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     ISOL CUNIM/TS AND ASSOCIATED HAZARDS.
II.  SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER SITUATION :
     THE UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IS
     BRINGING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
     GUANGDONG.
III. FORECAST FOR 100-KILOMETER RADIUS AROUND HONG KONG
     FROM 1000 TO 2000 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  090/5-10
                  TEMPO VRB/15G25 IN TS
       OFFSHORE:  080/10-15                            28-33
   B.   2000 FT:  090/10-15                            25
   C.   5000 FT:  100/10                               20
   D.  10000 FT:  090/10                               12
   E.  18000 FT:  120/15                               MS1
   F.  24000 FT:  090/20                               MS12
   G.  30000 FT:  090/20                               MS29
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      NIL
   I. WEATHER       : 
      MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. A FEW
      ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 2000 FT TEMPO FEW CB 800 FT SCT 1200 FT BKN
      5000 FT
   K. VISIBILITY    : 9 KM.  TEMPO 4000 M IN SHOWERS. TEMPO 2000 M IN TS
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 17500 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 11500 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV NEAR CUNIM/TS
   N. SEA STATE     : 1.0-1.5 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 26 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.  MAINLY FINE
     APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS.=

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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
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    issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 18:57 HKT on 21 Aug 16

    VHHK SIGMET 3 VALID 211100/211500 VHHH- VHHK HONG KONG FIR EMBD TS FCST WI N1830 E11530 - N1800 E11248 - N1930 E11130 - N2124 E11130 - N2200 E11300 - N1830 E11530 TOP FL400 MOV SW 05KT WKN=

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    Bulletin issued at 21:30 HKT 19/Aug/2016


    Tropical Cyclone Warning

    At 191200 UTC, Tropical Storm Dianmu (1608) with central pressure 988 hectopascals was centred within 60 nautical miles of two zero point eight degrees north (20.8 N) one zero five point four degrees east (105.4 E) and is forecast to weaken and move west at about 14 knots for the next 24 hours.

    Maximum winds near the centre are estimated to be 35 knots.

    Radius of over 33 knot winds 60 nautical miles over eastern semicircle, 30 nautical miles elsewhere.
    Radius of over 2 metre waves 150 nautical miles.

    No further warnings on this Tropical Storm will be issued by the Hong Kong Observatory unless re-intensification takes place.

    Forecast position and intensity at 201200 UTC
    Dissipated over land.



    The Hong Kong Observatory's tropical cyclone warnings for shipping are issued about one and a half hours after the time of observation. They incorporate additional information derived from surface and upper-air data and may therefore be slightly different from the real-time satellite or radar-based positions given in the hourly bulletins for public.

    While the forecast positions and track indicate the most likely future path of the tropical cyclone, they may deviate from the actual path taken by the storm.

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    Bulletin issued at 00:15 HKT 22/Aug/2016 
    HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     31.2 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     24.5 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   23.4 C
Relative Humidity                        75 - 97 Percent
Rainfall                                    39.9 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January          1929.0 mm
Against an average of                     1775.5 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  22.9 C               30.8 C
Wong Chuk Hang               24.1 C               30.4 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  23.0 C               32.4 C
Lau Fau Shan                 23.1 C               30.0 C
Tai Po                       23.6 C               32.2 C
Sha Tin                      23.4 C               33.1 C
Tuen Mun                     23.6 C               31.0 C
Tseung Kwan O                23.5 C               32.5 C
Sai Kung                     23.0 C               31.7 C
Cheung Chau                  23.4 C               29.9 C
Chek Lap Kok                 24.4 C               30.8 C
Tsing Yi                     23.9 C               31.1 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            22.9 C               28.6 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   23.8 C               31.5 C
Hong Kong Park               23.5 C               30.6 C
Kowloon City                 22.7 C               31.8 C
Happy Valley                 24.0 C               32.8 C
Wong Tai Sin                 22.9 C               31.8 C
Stanley                      23.5 C               31.5 C
Kwun Tong                    23.3 C               32.6 C
Sham Shui Po                 23.4 C               32.1 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          23.9 C               32.0 C
Yuen Long Park               23.5 C               32.9 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              5.2 H
The mean UV index recorded at King's Park yesterday was 3,
the UV intensity was Moderate.
The maximum UV index for yesterday was 10.
Sea surface temperature (Waglan Island):        27.0 C 

Yesterday's (21 Aug 2016) average ambient gamma radiation
dose rate taken outdoors in Hong Kong ranged from 0.08 to
0.15 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                             0.10
Kat O                               0.09
Yuen Ng Fan                         0.13
Tai Mei Tuk                         0.13
Sha Tau Kok                         0.11
Kwun Tong                           0.13
Sai Wan Ho                          0.10
King's Park                         0.15
Tsim Bei Tsui                       0.13
Cape D'Aguilar                      0.14
Chek Lap Kok                        0.15

Note

      

    1. From readings taken at various locations in Hong Kong during
the period 1987-2015, 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.
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