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Bulletin issued at 09:02 HKT 14/Dec/2016

At 9 a.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 21 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 63 per cent.
During the past hour the mean UV Index recorded at King's Park was 0.6. The intensity of UV radiation was low.

The air temperatures at other places were:

King's Park 20 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 21 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 20 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 20 degrees;
Tai Po 20 degrees;
Sha Tin 19 degrees;
Tuen Mun 20 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 20 degrees;
Sai Kung 19 degrees;
Cheung Chau 19 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 21 degrees;
Tsing Yi 21 degrees;
Shek Kong 20 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 19 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 20 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 21 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 20 degrees;
Kowloon City 20 degrees;
Happy Valley 22 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 21 degrees;
Stanley 21 degrees;
Kwun Tong 20 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 20 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 21 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 20 degrees.

Between midnight and 9 a.m. the minimum temperature was 20.5 degrees Celsius at the Hong Kong Observatory.


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


Climatological Information for 14 Dec


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Bulletin updated at 08:45 HKT 14/Dec/2016

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

An intense northeast monsoon is affecting the coastal areas of Guangdong.

Weather forecast for today

Mainly cloudy and dry. Sunny intervals during the day with a maximum temperature of about 23 degrees. Cooler with temperatures falling to around 18 degrees tonight. Moderate to fresh northerly winds, occasionally strong offshore tonight.

Outlook : Temperatures falling progressively in the next couple of days. The minimum temperature will be about 13 degrees in the urban areas on Friday, and a couple of degrees lower in the New Territories.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT today, 14/12/2016; Regular update at : around 45 minutes past each hour, 16:15 HKT and 23:15 HKT)



MARINE FORECAST
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Marine Forecast

Weather Information for the Marine Community

Bulletin issued at 09:00 HKT 14/Dec/2016

GALE WARNING AREAS: KWANGTUNG, TAIWAN STRAIT, BASHI, PRATAS, BALINTANG, SCARBOROUGH, PARACEL, TONKIN AND DANANG.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 132100 UTC:
AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREAS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 140100 UTC:

HONG KONG= N 6-7. RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING. FINE LATER. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL E UP TO 2 M. TEMP 23-18 C. =
KWANGTUNG= N TO NE 7-8. RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING. FINE LATER. SEA 4-6 M. SWELL E TO NE 2 M, 3 M LATER. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= N TO NE 7-8, UP TO 9 LATER. FINE. SEA 4-6 M, UP TO 8 M LATER. SWELL NE 3 M. =
BASHI= N TO NE 6-7, BEC 8. RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING. FINE LATER. SEA 3-4 M, BEC 6 M. SWELL NE 2-3 M. =
PRATAS= N TO NE 7-8. RAIN PATCHES. SEA 4-6 M. SWELL NE 2-3 M. =
BALINTANG= NE 6-7, BEC 8. RAIN PATCHES. SEA 3-4 M, BEC 6 M. SWELL NE 2-3 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= NE 6-7, BEC 8. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEA 3-4 M, BEC 6 M. SWELL NE 2-3 M. =
PARACEL= NE 7-8. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 4-6 M. SWELL NE 2-3 M. =
TONKIN= N TO NE 6-7, BEC 8 IN S. RAIN PATCHES. SEA 3-4 M, BEC 6 M. =
DANANG= N TO NE 6-7, BEC 8. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M, BEC 6 M. SWELL NE 2-3 M. =
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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.



SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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Bulletin issued at 09:30 HKT 14/Dec/2016

Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 9:30 a.m. on 14 December 2016

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

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

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
North force 6 to 7.
A few rain patches in the morning.
Rough seas.

Nan'ao and Shanwei:
North to northeast force 7 to 8.
Rough to very rough seas.

South of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao:
North to northeast force 6 to 7, becoming force 8.
Rough seas, becoming very rough.

Outlook for the next 48 hours
North to northeasterly winds of force 7 to 8.

Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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Waglan Island Wind north force 5
  Visibility 20 Kilometres

Shantou Wind east force 1
  Visibility 21 Kilometres

Dongsha Wind northeast force 5
  Visibility 10 Kilometres

Huangmaozhou Wind northeast force 5

Macau Wind north force 3
  Visibility 8 Kilometres

Xisha Wind east-northeast force 3
  Visibility 9 Kilometres


WEATHER FORECAST FOR LOCAL AVIATION
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Weather Forecast for Local Aviation

Bulletin issued at 09:00 HKT 14/DEC/2016
(Next update at 17:30 HKT 14/DEC/2016)
I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     STRONG WINDS AND SEV TURB.

II.  SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER SITUATION :
     AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING 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:  020/10-15
       OFFSHORE:  020/20-25                            20-23
   B.   2000 FT:  040/20-25                            14
   C.   5000 FT:  030/10                               12
   D.  10000 FT:  300/25                               5
   E.  18000 FT:  290/35                               MS4
   F.  24000 FT:  290/35                               MS14
   G.  30000 FT:  290/50                               MS28
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      2400 - 2800 FT.
   I. WEATHER       : 
      MAINLY CLOUDY.  SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 4000 FT  SCT 8000 FT.
   K. VISIBILITY    : 9 KM.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 14500 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 6600 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV.
   N. SEA STATE     : 2.0-3.0 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 23 DEG

IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
     OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.
     MAINLY CLOUDY.=
===================================================================
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.


sigmet
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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 13:10 HKT on 26 Nov 16

VHHK SIGMET 1 VALID 260110/260510 VHHH- VHHK HONG KONG FIR EMBD TS FCST WI N1854 E11200 - N1930 E11130 - N2012 E11130 - N2036 E11230 - N1912 E11230 - N1854 E11200 TOP FL420 MOV S 10KT NC= VHHK SIGMET 2 VALID 260510/260910 VHHH- VHHK HONG KONG FIR EMBD TS FCST WI N1754 E11254 - N1924 E11136 - N2000 E11236 - N1754 E11254 TOP FL420 MOV SSE 15KT 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 14/Dec/2016
HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     25.7 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     20.7 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   18.7 C
Relative Humidity                        58 - 90 Percent
Rainfall                                      Trace 
Total rainfall since 1st January          3020.2 mm
Against an average of                     2381.4 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  19.8 C               27.7 C
Wong Chuk Hang               18.3 C               26.1 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  17.6 C               27.4 C
Lau Fau Shan                 19.2 C               25.5 C
Tai Po                       18.8 C               26.1 C
Sha Tin                      18.7 C               27.0 C
Tuen Mun                     19.8 C               28.0 C
Tseung Kwan O                17.8 C               27.9 C
Sai Kung                     18.5 C               24.4 C
Cheung Chau                  19.9 C               24.7 C
Chek Lap Kok                 21.2 C               26.9 C
Tsing Yi                     19.0 C               28.1 C
Shek Kong                    18.3 C               27.7 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            18.6 C               27.4 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   17.9 C               28.8 C
Hong Kong Park               19.2 C               27.0 C
Shau Kei Wan                 19.6 C               26.0 C
Kowloon City                 19.8 C               28.7 C
Happy Valley                 19.1 C               28.3 C
Wong Tai Sin                 19.2 C               29.6 C
Stanley                      19.5 C               25.6 C
Kwun Tong                    20.1 C               28.2 C
Sham Shui Po                 19.8 C               28.4 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          21.0 C               26.6 C
Yuen Long Park               18.4 C               27.9 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              8.8 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 5.
Sea surface temperature (Waglan Island):        22.7 C 

Yesterday's (13 Dec 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                         0.12
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                        0.15

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.
Climatological Information for 13 Dec
Last revision date: <14 Dec 2016> 

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