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Bulletin issued at 03:02 HKT 04/Sep/2017

At 3 a.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 26 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 91 per cent.

Gusts reaching 70 kilometres per hour or above may continue to affect Hong Kong.

Please be reminded that:

The Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 3 has been issued.
The Thunderstorm Warning has been issued. It will remain effective until 5:00 a.m. today. A few squally thunderstorms are expected to occur over Hong Kong.

The air temperatures at other places were:

King's Park 25 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 25 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 26 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 25 degrees;
Tai Po 26 degrees;
Sha Tin 26 degrees;
Tuen Mun 26 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 26 degrees;
Sai Kung 26 degrees;
Cheung Chau 25 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 27 degrees;
Tsing Yi 25 degrees;
Shek Kong 26 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 25 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 25 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 25 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 25 degrees;
Kowloon City 25 degrees;
Happy Valley 26 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 25 degrees;
Stanley 25 degrees;
Kwun Tong 25 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 25 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 26 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 27 degrees;
Tai Mei Tuk 26 degrees.

Between 1:45 and 2:45 a.m., lightning was detected within Lantau. The rainfall recorded in various regions were:

Islands District 1 to 60 mm;
Southern District 4 to 15 mm;
Tuen Mun 0 to 8 mm;
Wong Tai Sin 4 to 6 mm;
Central & Western District 2 to 6 mm;
Sai Kung 0 to 6 mm;
Wan Chai 2 to 6 mm;
Kwun Tong 3 to 4 mm;
Kowloon City 2 to 4 mm;
Eastern District 1 to 3 mm;
Tai Po 0 to 3 mm;
Yau Tsim Mong 2 to 3 mm;
Sha Tin 0 to 2 mm;
Kwai Tsing 1 to 2 mm;
Yuen Long 0 to 1 mm;
Tsuen Wan 1 mm;
North District 0 to 1 mm;
Sham Shui Po 0 to 1 mm.

Here is the information on Tropical Storm Mawar:
Location: 23.0 degrees north, 115.3 degrees east; Maximum sustained wind near its centre: 75 km/h.


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


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Bulletin updated at 02:45 HKT 04/Sep/2017

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

Weather forecast for today

Strong southwesterly winds, moderating later. Cloudy. There will be heavy rain with squalls and thunderstorms. Rain will ease off later. Temperatures will range between 25 and 30 degrees. Seas will be rough with swells at first.

Outlook : Sunny periods in the following few days.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT today, 04/09/2017; Regular update at : around 45 minutes past each hour, 16:15 HKT and 23:15 HKT)

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Bulletin issued at 21:00 HKT 03/Sep/2017

GALE WARNING AREAS: KWANGTUNG, TAIWAN STRAIT AND PRATAS.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 030900 UTC:
FOR DETAILS ON TROPICAL STORM MAWAR (1716), PLEASE REFER TO THE 3-HRLY SHIPPING WARNINGS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 031300 UTC:

HONG KONG= W TO SW 5-6. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL S TO SW 2 M. TEMP 25-30 C. =
KWANGTUNG= SW 6-7, CYCLONIC 9 IN E AT FIRST. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M, 8 M IN E AT FIRST. SWELL S TO SW 3 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= S7, OCNL 8. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 6 M. SWELL S 2 M. =
BASHI= SW 5-6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL S TO SW 3 M. =
PRATAS= SW 6-7, UP TO 8 IN N AT FIRST. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M, UP TO 6 M IN N AT FIRST. SWELL S TO SW 3 M. =
BALINTANG= SW 5-6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL S TO SW 3 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= SW 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL S TO SW 2 M. =
PARACEL= S TO SW 4-5, OCNL 6. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 3 M. SWELL S TO SW 2 M. =
TONKIN= S TO SW 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
DANANG= S TO SW 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
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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 03:30 HKT 04/Sep/2017

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 3:30 a.m. on 04 September 2017

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

    Weather Situation:
    At 3 a.m., Tropical Storm Mawar with maximum sustained winds of about 75 kilometres per hour near its centre was located near 23.0 degrees north, 115.3 degrees east. It is forecast to move northwest or west-northwest at about 12 kilometres per hour into inland Guangdong and weaken gradually.

    Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

    Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
    Southwest force 6 to 7.
    Heavy rain with squalls and thunderstorms.
    Rough seas.

    Nan'ao:
    Southwest force 6 to 7.
    Scattered squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Rough seas.

    Shanwei:
    Southwest force 7 to 8.
    Heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Very rough seas.

    South of Hong Kong:
    Southwest force 6 to 7.
    Frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Rough seas.

    Shangchuan Dao:
    Southwest force 5 to 6.
    Frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate to rough seas.

    Outlook for the next 48 hours
    Southwesterly winds of force 4 to 5, up to force 6 at first. Isolated squally showers and thunderstorms.

    Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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    Waglan Island Wind southwest force 7
      Visibility 2400 Metres

    Shantou Wind east-southeast force 2
      Visibility 22 Kilometres

    Dongsha Wind southwest force 3
      Visibility 10 Kilometres

    Macau Wind south-southwest force 2
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    Xisha Wind south force 2
      Visibility 13 Kilometres

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    Bulletin issued at 01:30 HKT 04/SEP/2017
    (Next update at 9:00-9:30 HKT 04/SEP/2017)
    I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     STRONG WINDS, SEV TURB AND SEV GUSTS.
     ISOL CUNIM/TS AND ASSOCIATED HAZARDS.
II.  SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER SITUATION :
     AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM MAWAR WAS
     CENTRED NEAR 22.9 DEGREES NORTH 116.0 DEGREES
     EAST AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR
     WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 6 KNOTS INTO INLAND
     GUANGDONG AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.
III. FORECAST FOR 100-KILOMETER RADIUS AROUND HONG KONG
     FROM 0200 TO 1200 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  250/15-20, OCNL 25
                  TEMPO VRB/25G35 IN TS
       OFFSHORE:  250/20-25                            25-29
   B.   2000 FT:  280/20-25, OCNL 30                   23
   C.   5000 FT:  330/20-25                            19
   D.  10000 FT:  360/25                               11
   E.  18000 FT:  020/25
                  250/15 LATER                         MS1
   F.  24000 FT:  020/30                               MS10
   G.  30000 FT:  080/30                               MS21
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      NIL.
   I. WEATHER       : 
      CLOUDY. THERE WILL BE HEAVY RAIN WITH SQUALLS
      AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 1500 FT  SCT 3000 FT  BKN 8000 FT.  TEMPO
      FEW CB 800 FT  SCT 1500 FT  BKN 4000 FT.
   K. VISIBILITY    : 7 KM.  TEMPO 3000 M IN RAIN.  TEMPO 1500 M IN TS.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 17500 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 10800 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV.
   N. SEA STATE     : 3.0-4.0 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 27 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY
     WINDS.  CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES AND
     ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.=

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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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    Bulletin issued at 02:45 HKT 04/Sep/2017

    Tropical Cyclone Warning Bulletin

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    The Strong Wind Signal, No. 3 is in force.

    This means that winds with mean speeds of 41 to 62 kilometres per hour are expected.

    At 3 a.m., Tropical Storm Mawar was estimated to be about 140 kilometres east-northeast of Hong Kong (near 23.0 degrees north 115.3 degrees east) and is forecast to move northwest or west-northwest at about 12 kilometres per hour into inland Guangdong and weaken gradually.
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    Bulletin issued at 03:30 HKT 04/Sep/2017


    Tropical Cyclone Warning

    At 031800 UTC, Tropical Storm Mawar (1716) with central pressure 990 hectopascals was centred within 60 nautical miles of two three point zero degrees north (23.0 N) one one five point five degrees east (115.5 E) and is forecast to move northwest or west-northwest at about 6 knots for the next 24 hours.

    Maximum winds near the centre are estimated to be 40 knots.

    Radius of over 33 knot winds 30 nautical miles.
    Radius of over 2 metre waves 90 nautical miles.

    Forecast position and intensity at 041800 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 04/Sep/2017 
    HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     29.9 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     25.6 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   25.1 C
Relative Humidity                        74 - 95 Percent
Rainfall                                    23.8 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January          2280.2 mm
Against an average of                     1940.1 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  25.6 C               30.1 C
Wong Chuk Hang               25.9 C               30.1 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  25.7 C               31.6 C
Lau Fau Shan                 24.9 C               31.1 C
Tai Po                       25.2 C               30.3 C
Sha Tin                      26.6 C               32.0 C
Tuen Mun                     25.6 C               31.4 C
Tseung Kwan O                25.5 C               30.6 C
Sai Kung                     26.7 C               31.3 C
Cheung Chau                  24.6 C               28.8 C
Chek Lap Kok                 26.1 C               32.1 C
Tsing Yi                     25.7 C               30.8 C
Shek Kong                    25.7 C               31.7 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            25.0 C               29.9 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   25.4 C               30.2 C
Hong Kong Park               25.4 C               30.6 C
Shau Kei Wan                 25.1 C               30.8 C
Kowloon City                 25.3 C               30.7 C
Happy Valley                 26.2 C               31.5 C
Wong Tai Sin                 25.6 C               30.8 C
Stanley                      24.7 C               30.3 C
Kwun Tong                    25.8 C               30.6 C
Sham Shui Po                 25.7 C               31.5 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          25.8 C               30.8 C
Yuen Long Park               26.5 C               32.9 C
Tai Mei Tuk               26.3 C               31.8 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              0.8 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 6.
Sea surface temperature (Waglan Island):        26.9 C 

Yesterday's (03 Sep 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                               0.08
Yuen Ng Fan                         0.12
Tai Mei Tuk                         0.12
Sha Tau Kok                         0.10
Kwun Tong                           0.11
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.
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