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Bulletin issued at 09:02 HKT 17/Oct/2016

At 9 a.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 27 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 74 per cent.
During the past hour the mean UV Index recorded at King's Park was 2. The intensity of UV radiation was low.

Please be reminded that:

The Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 1 has been issued.

The air temperatures at other places were:

King's Park 27 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 28 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 27 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 26 degrees;
Tai Po 27 degrees;
Sha Tin 27 degrees;
Tuen Mun 27 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 27 degrees;
Sai Kung 27 degrees;
Cheung Chau 27 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 28 degrees;
Tsing Yi 28 degrees;
Shek Kong 27 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 27 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 28 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 28 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 28 degrees;
Kowloon City 27 degrees;
Happy Valley 29 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 28 degrees;
Stanley 27 degrees;
Kwun Tong 27 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 28 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 28 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 27 degrees.

Between midnight and 9 a.m. the minimum temperature was 26.1 degrees Celsius at the Hong Kong Observatory.

Here is the information on Typhoon Sarika:
Location: 17.0 degrees north, 114.5 degrees east; Maximum sustained wind near its centre: 140 km/h.


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


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Bulletin updated at 08:45 HKT 17/Oct/2016

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

Weather forecast for today

Sunny periods. The maximum temperature will be about 29 degrees. Moderate to fresh northeasterly winds. Winds will strengthen gradually. Becoming cloudy later with a few squally showers. There will be swells.

Outlook : Heavy rain and squalls tomorrow. Rain will ease off gradually in the following couple of days.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT today, 17/10/2016; 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 17/Oct/2016

HURRICANE WARNING AREAS: SCARBOROUGH AND PARACEL.
GALE WARNING AREAS: KWANGTUNG, PRATAS, TONKIN AND DANANG.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 162100 UTC:
FOR DETAILS ON TYPHOON SARIKA (1621), PLEASE REFER TO THE 3-HRLY SHIPPING WARNINGS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 170100 UTC:

HONG KONG= NE 5-6, UP TO 7 LATER. A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS. SEA 2-3 M, UP TO 4 M LATER. SWELL E 2 M. TEMP 29-23 C. =
KWANGTUNG= NE 6-7, OCNL 8. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 4 M. SWELL E 3 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= NE 5-6, OCNL 7. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA 3 M. SWELL E 3 M. =
BASHI= E 6-7. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL E 3 M. =
PRATAS= E TO SE 8-9. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 6-8 M. SWELL E 3-5 M. =
BALINTANG= E 6-7. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL E 3 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= CYCLONIC 12, S TO SE 6-7 LATER. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 14 M, 3-4 M LATER. SWELL SE 3-5 M. =
PARACEL= CYCLONIC 12. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 14 M. SWELL NE 3-5 M LATER. =
TONKIN= NE 6-7, N TO NW 8 LATER. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS LATER. SEA 3-4 M, 6 M LATER. SWELL N 2-3 M LATER. =
DANANG= N TO NW 7-8, 9 LATER. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS LATER. SEA 4-6 M, 8 M LATER. SWELL NE 2 M, UP TO 3 M LATER. =
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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 09:30 HKT 17/Oct/2016

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 9:30 a.m. on 17 October 2016

    Warnings:
    Storm force winds in Shangchuan Dao. Gale force winds in Nan'ao, Shanwei and south of Hong Kong. Strong winds in Hong Kong adjacent waters.

    Weather Situation:
    The northeast monsoon is affecting the south China coastal waters.

    At 9 a.m., Typhoon Sarika with maximum sustained winds of about 140 kilometres per hour near its centre was located at 17.0 degrees north, 114.5 degrees east. It is forecast to move west or west-northwest at about 20 kilometres per hour across the central part of the South China Sea and intensify gradually.

    Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

    Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
    Northeast force 5 to 6, up to force 7 later.
    Squally showers later.
    Moderate to rough seas.

    Nan'ao and Shanwei:
    Northeast force 7, occasionally force 8.
    Isolated squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Rough to very rough seas.

    South of Hong Kong:
    East to northeast force 7 to 8, up to force 9 in south later.
    Frequent squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Rough to very rough seas, becoming high later.

    Shangchuan Dao:
    East to northeast force 6 to 7, up to force 11 in south later.
    Frequent squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Rough seas, becoming very high later.

    Outlook for the next 48 hours
    East to southeasterly winds of force 8 to 9, occasionally force 10, up to force 12 in west at first. Occasional heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.

    Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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    Waglan Island Wind north-northeast force 4
      Visibility 10 Kilometres

    Shantou Wind east-southeast force 1
      Visibility 30 Kilometres

    Dongsha Wind east-northeast force 5
      Visibility 8 Kilometres in rain

    Huangmaozhou Wind northeast force 5

    Macau Wind north force 4
      Visibility 6 Kilometres

    Xisha Wind north-northwest force 4
      Visibility 6 Kilometres in showers

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    Bulletin issued at 09:30 HKT 17/OCT/2016
    (Next update at 17:30 HKT 17/OCT/2016)
    I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     STRONG WINDS AND SEV TURB.
II.  SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER SITUATION :
     THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH
     CHINA COASTAL AREAS.
     AT 8 A.M., TYPHOON SARIKA WAS CENTRED NEAR 16.9
     DEGREES NORTH, 114.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
     FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT
     12 KNOTS ACROSS THE CENTRAL 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:  050/10-15, OCNL 20 LATER
       OFFSHORE:  060/20-25                            28-30
   B.   2000 FT:  060/25-30                            21
   C.   5000 FT:  080/30-35                            18
   D.  10000 FT:  080/30-35                            10
   E.  18000 FT:  080/30                               MS3
   F.  24000 FT:  110/20                               MS13
   G.  30000 FT:  140/20                               MS28
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      NIL
   I. WEATHER       : 
      SUNNY PERIODS. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW
      SQUALLY SHOWERS LATER.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 2500 FT SCT 4500 FT
   K. VISIBILITY    : 9 KM.  TEMPO 4000 IN SHOWERS.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 17500 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 8800, 10000 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV
   N. SEA STATE     : 3.0-4.0 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 27 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG TO
     OCCASIONALLY GALE EASTERLY ON HIGH GROUND.
     CLOUDY WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS.=

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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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    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.

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    issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 06:40 HKT on 17 Oct 16

    VHHK SIGMET 4 VALID 162145/170145 VHHH- VHHK HONG KONG FIR EMBD TS FCST WI N1930 E11130 - N2118 E11400 - N2054 E11724 - N1640 E11400 - N1930 E11130 TOP FL450 MOV W 10KT NC= VHHK SIGMET 5 VALID 170115/170530 VHHH- VHHK HONG KONG FIR TC SARIKA FCST AT 0115Z N1700 E11418 CB TOP FL450 WI 180NM OF CENTRE MOV W 10KT NC FCST 0530Z TC CENTRE N1706 E11336=

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    Bulletin issued at 08:45 HKT 17/Oct/2016

    Tropical Cyclone Bulletin

    Here is the latest Tropical Cyclone Bulletin issued by the Hong Kong Observatory.

    The Standby Signal, No. 1 is in force.

    This means that a tropical cyclone now centred within about 800 kilometres of Hong Kong may affect us.

    At 9 a.m., Typhoon Sarika was estimated to be about 590 kilometres south of Hong Kong (near 17.0 degrees north 114.5 degrees east) and is forecast to move west or west-northwest at about 20 kilometres per hour across the central part of the South China Sea and intensify gradually.
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    Bulletin issued at 09:33 HKT 17/Oct/2016


    Tropical Cyclone Warning

    At 170000 UTC, Typhoon Sarika (1621) with central pressure 960 hectopascals was centred within 60 nautical miles of one seven point zero degrees north (17.0 N) one one four point five degrees east (114.5 E) and is forecast to move west-northwest at about 10 knots for the next 24 hours.

    Maximum winds near the centre are estimated to be 75 knots.

    Radius of over 33 knot winds 180 nautical miles over northern semicircle, 120 nautical miles elsewhere.
    Radius of over 47 knot winds 90 nautical miles.
    Radius of over 63 knot winds 30 nautical miles.
    Radius of over 2 metre waves 270 nautical miles over northern semicircle, 180 nautical miles elsewhere.

    Forecast position and intensity at 180000 UTC
    One eight point five degrees north (18.5 N)
    One one one point zero degrees east (111.0 E)
    Maximum winds 90 knots.

    Forecast position and intensity at 190000 UTC
    Two zero point three degrees north (20.3 N)
    One zero eight point five degrees east (108.5 E)
    Maximum winds 65 knots.

    Forecast position and intensity at 200000 UTC
    Two two point two degrees north (22.2 N)
    One zero six point nine degrees east (106.9 E)
    Maximum winds 30 knots.

    Forecast position and intensity at 210000 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 17/Oct/2016 
    HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Maximum Air Temperature                     30.8 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     25.9 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   24.8 C
Relative Humidity                        59 - 78 Percent
Rainfall                                       0 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January          2395.2 mm
Against an average of                     2304.2 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  25.7 C               30.8 C
Wong Chuk Hang               24.7 C               31.4 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  22.4 C               31.5 C
Lau Fau Shan                 24.0 C               30.5 C
Tai Po                       23.9 C               30.1 C
Sha Tin                      25.7 C               31.4 C
Tuen Mun                     25.6 C               31.7 C
Tseung Kwan O                24.4 C               32.2 C
Sai Kung                     25.6 C               30.3 C
Cheung Chau                  24.7 C               30.0 C
Chek Lap Kok                 26.7 C               32.1 C
Tsing Yi                     26.3 C               32.1 C
Shek Kong                    23.4 C               31.9 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            24.3 C               30.2 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   23.5 C               32.0 C
Hong Kong Park               25.1 C               31.9 C
Shau Kei Wan                 25.4 C               31.8 C
Kowloon City                 25.5 C               31.6 C
Happy Valley                 25.0 C               32.8 C
Wong Tai Sin                 25.6 C               32.2 C
Stanley                      26.2 C               32.3 C
Kwun Tong                    26.2 C               31.4 C
Sham Shui Po                 25.8 C               33.1 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          26.8 C               31.6 C
Yuen Long Park               23.8 C               32.2 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              7.8 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 8.
 

Yesterday's (16 Oct 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                             0.09
Kat O                               0.10
Yuen Ng Fan                         0.12
Tai Mei Tuk                         0.13
Sha Tau Kok                         0.10
Kwun Tong                           0.12
Sai Wan Ho                          0.09
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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