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Bulletin issued at 16:02 HKT 23/Sep/2016

At 4 p.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 30 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 68 per cent.
During the past hour the mean UV Index recorded at King's Park was 4. The intensity of UV radiation was moderate.

The air temperatures at other places were:

King's Park 29 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 30 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling // degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 30 degrees;
Tai Po 28 degrees;
Sha Tin 29 degrees;
Tuen Mun 29 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 29 degrees;
Sai Kung 28 degrees;
Cheung Chau 28 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 31 degrees;
Tsing Yi 30 degrees;
Shek Kong 30 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 29 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 29 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 28 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 27 degrees;
Kowloon City 29 degrees;
Happy Valley 29 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 29 degrees;
Stanley 29 degrees;
Kwun Tong 28 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 30 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 28 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 30 degrees.


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


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Bulletin updated at 16:15 HKT 23/Sep/2016

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

An easterly airstream is affecting the coastal areas of Guangdong. Meanwhile, a broad band of clouds is bringing rainy weather to the northern part of the South China Sea.

At 4 p.m., Tropical Storm Megi was centred about 720 kilometres north of Yap. It is forecast to move west-northwest at about 22 kilometres per hour across the seas east of the Philippines and intensify gradually.

Weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow

Mainly cloudy. A few rain patches tonight and tomorrow morning. Sunny intervals tomorrow. Temperatures will range between 26 and 30 degrees. Moderate easterly winds, occasionally fresh offshore.

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


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT tomorrow, 24/09/2016; 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 23/Sep/2016

N0 WARNING.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 222100 UTC:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS GENERALLY AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREAS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 230100 UTC:

HONG KONG= E 5-6. RAIN PATCHES. SEA 2-3 M. TEMP 30-26 C. =
KWANGTUNG= E TO NE 5-6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= NE 5-6. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL NE 2 M. =
BASHI= E TO NE 5-6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL NE 2 M. =
PRATAS= E TO NE 5-6. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. =
BALINTANG= E TO NE 5-6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL NE 2 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= E TO SE 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2 M. =
PARACEL= E TO SE 4-5, OCNL 6. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2 M. =
TONKIN= E TO NE 5-6. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. =
DANANG= E TO SE 4-5, OCNL 6. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 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 16:30 HKT 23/Sep/2016

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 4:30 p.m. on 23 September 2016

    Warnings:
    Strong winds in all areas.

    Weather Situation:
    An easterly airstream is affecting the coastal waters of Guangdong.

    Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

    Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
    East force 4 to 5, occasionally force 6.
    A few rain patches.
    Moderate to rough seas.

    Nan'ao and Shanwei:
    East to northeast force 5 to 6.
    Isolated squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate to rough seas.

    South of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao:
    East force 5, occasionally force 6.
    Scattered squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate to rough seas.

    Outlook for the next 48 hours
    East to northeasterly winds of force 5 to 6, force 7 in east later. Isolated squally showers and thunderstorms.

    Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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    Waglan Island Wind east force 4
      Visibility 14 Kilometres

    Shantou Wind southeast force 3
      Visibility 30 Kilometres

    Dongsha Wind northeast force 4
      Visibility 10 Kilometres

    Huangmaozhou Wind east-northeast force 6

    Macau Wind east force 3
      Visibility 12 Kilometres

    Xisha Wind east-northeast force 1
      Visibility 30 Kilometres

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    Bulletin issued at 09:00 HKT 23/SEP/2016
    (Next update at 17:30 HKT 23/SEP/2016)
    I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     STRONG WINDS AND SEV TURB.

II.  SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER SITUATION :
     AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL
     AREAS OF GUANGDONG.  MEANWHILE, A BROAD BAND OF
     CLOUDS IS BRINGING RAINY WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN
     PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

III. FORECAST FOR 100-KILOMETER RADIUS AROUND HONG KONG
     FROM 1000 TO 2000 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  080/10
       OFFSHORE:  080/20-25, OCNL 30                   28-31
   B.   2000 FT:  100/15-20, OCNL 25                   23
   C.   5000 FT:  090/15                               19
   D.  10000 FT:  140/10                               10
   E.  18000 FT:  220/10                               MS3
   F.  24000 FT:  250/10                               MS13
   G.  30000 FT:  290/15                               MS26
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      4300 - 4800 FT.
   I. WEATHER       : 
      SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 2000 FT  SCT 3500 FT.
   K. VISIBILITY    : 9 KM.  TEMPO 4000 M IN SHOWERS.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 16500 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 10000 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV OFFSHORE AND NEAR HILLS.
   N. SEA STATE     : 2.5-3.5 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 28 DEG

IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH
     OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.  MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
     A FEW RAIN PATCHES.=

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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
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    Bulletin issued at 00:15 HKT 23/Sep/2016 
    HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     28.9 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     26.1 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   25.5 C
Relative Humidity                        66 - 82 Percent
Rainfall                                       0 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January          2263.8 mm
Against an average of                     2172.2 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  25.7 C               28.4 C
Wong Chuk Hang               26.6 C               28.9 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  24.1 C               30.9 C
Lau Fau Shan                 24.1 C               31.0 C
Tai Po                       26.0 C               28.3 C
Sha Tin                      25.6 C               29.2 C
Tuen Mun                     25.3 C               30.5 C
Tseung Kwan O                25.3 C               29.0 C
Sai Kung                     26.3 C               28.4 C
Cheung Chau                  25.5 C               27.3 C
Chek Lap Kok                 27.1 C               31.5 C
Tsing Yi                     26.4 C               30.2 C
Shek Kong                    24.9 C               30.8 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            23.9 C               28.5 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   25.3 C               30.2 C
Hong Kong Park               26.2 C               28.5 C
Kowloon City                 25.5 C               29.1 C
Happy Valley                 26.5 C               29.5 C
Wong Tai Sin                 26.0 C               29.3 C
Stanley                      26.4 C               28.1 C
Kwun Tong                    25.8 C               28.6 C
Sham Shui Po                 26.1 C               30.1 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          26.8 C               28.5 C
Yuen Long Park               25.2 C               31.2 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              3.8 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 6.
Sea surface temperature (Waglan Island):        28.1 C 

Yesterday's (22 Sep 2016) 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                         0.11
Tai Mei Tuk                         0.13
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 1987-2015, 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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