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Bulletin issued at 04:02 HKT 07/Sep/2017

At 4 a.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 28 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 91 per cent.

Tropical Cyclone Guchol will move across the Taiwan Strait. It is expected to keep some distance from Hong Kong and its threat to the territory is not high.

The air temperatures at other places were:

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

Here is the information on Tropical Depression Guchol at 3 a.m.:
Location: 22.3 degrees north, 119.1 degrees east.


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


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Bulletin updated at 03:45 HKT 07/Sep/2017

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

Showers are affecting the coast of Guangdong and the northern part of the South China Sea.

At 3 a.m., Tropical Depression Guchol was centred about 130 kilometres west-southwest of Gaoxiong. It is forecast to move north-northwest at about 14 kilometres per hour across Taiwan Strait and weaken gradually.

Weather forecast for today

Mainly cloudy with a few showers and isolated thunderstorms. Temperatures will range between 27 and 31 degrees. Light to moderate southwesterly winds.

Outlook : Still a few showers on Friday. Mainly fine during the weekend and early next week.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT today, 07/09/2017; 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 06/Sep/2017

N0 WARNING.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 060900 UTC:
FOR DETAILS ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUCHOL (1717), PLEASE REFER TO THE 3-HRLY SHIPPING WARNINGS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 061300 UTC:

HONG KONG= SW 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. TEMP 27-31 C. =
KWANGTUNG= SW 4-5. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL SE UP TO 2 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= SE 6, BEC CYCLONIC 6, OCNL 7. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL SE 2-3 M. =
BASHI= CYCLONIC 6, OCNL 7, BEC SW 6. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL NE 3 M. =
PRATAS= SW 5-6, OCNL 7. DOWN TO 1000 M IN SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL E TO NE 2-3 M. =
BALINTANG= SW 5-6. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL NE 3 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= W TO SW 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL NE UP TO 2 M. =
PARACEL= S TO SW 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL E UP TO 2 M. =
TONKIN= S 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY 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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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 03:30 HKT 07/Sep/2017

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 3:30 a.m. on 07 September 2017

    Warnings:
    Strong winds in Nan'ao and Shanwei.

    Weather Situation:
    At 3 a.m., Tropical Depression Guchol with maximum sustained winds of about 45 kilometres per hour near its centre was located at 22.3 degrees north, 119.1 degrees east. It is forecast to move north-northwest at about 14 kilometres per hour across the Taiwan Strait and weaken gradually.

    Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

    Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
    Southwest force 4 to 5.
    Isolated squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate seas.

    Nan'ao:
    West to northwest force 5 to 6.
    Heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Rough seas.

    Shanwei:
    West to southwest force 5, occasionally force 6.
    Scattered squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate to rough seas.

    South of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao:
    Southwest force 4 to 5.
    Isolated squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate seas.

    Outlook for the next 48 hours
    South to southwesterly winds of force 4 to 5. Isolated squally showers and thunderstorms.

    Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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    Waglan Island Wind variable force 1
      Visibility 24 Kilometres

    Shantou Wind south force 1
      Visibility 19 Kilometres

    Dongsha Wind west-southwest force 2
      Visibility 10 Kilometres

    Macau Wind southwest force 1
      Visibility 16 Kilometres

    Xisha Wind northeast force 2
      Visibility 17 Kilometres

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    Bulletin issued at 01:30 HKT 07/SEP/2017
    (Next update at 9:00-9:30 HKT 07/SEP/2017)
    I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     ISOL CUNIM/TS AND ASSOCIATED HAZARDS.
II.  SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER SITUATION :
     SHOWERS ARE AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND
     THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
     AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION
     GUCHOL WAS LOCATED AT 22.0 DEGREES NORTH, 120.0
     DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
     NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 8 KNOTS IN THE GENERAL
     DIRECTION OF TAIWAN STRAIT AND THE COAST OF
     FUJIAN AND WILL WEAKEN GRADUALLY LATER.
III. FORECAST FOR 100-KILOMETER RADIUS AROUND HONG KONG
     FROM 0200 TO 1200 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  210/5-10
                  TEMPO VRB/15G25 IN TS
       OFFSHORE:  210/10-15                            27-32
   B.   2000 FT:  210/10-15                            22
   C.   5000 FT:  090/10                               20
   D.  10000 FT:  090/10                               12
   E.  18000 FT:  130/15                               MS3
   F.  24000 FT:  130/15                               MS13
   G.  30000 FT:  110/20                               MS27
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      2000 - 2500 FT.
   I. WEATHER       : 
      MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
      THUNDERSTORMS.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 1500 FT  SCT 3000 FT.  TEMPO FEW CB 1000 FT
      SCT 2000 FT  BKN 4000 FT.
   K. VISIBILITY    : 8 KM.  TEMPO 4000 M IN SHOWERS.  TEMPO 2000 M IN TS.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 17000 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 11400 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV NEAR CUNIM/TS.
   N. SEA STATE     : 1.0-1.5 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 27 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.  MAINLY
     CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.=

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(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 03:30 HKT 07/Sep/2017


    Tropical Cyclone Warning

    At 061800 UTC, Tropical Depression Guchol (1717) with central pressure 1000 hectopascals was centred within 60 nautical miles of two two point two degrees north (22.2 N) one one nine point one degrees east (119.1 E) and is forecast to move north-northwest at about 8 knots for the next 24 hours.

    Maximum winds near the centre are estimated to be 25 knots.

    Radius of over 2 metre waves 60 nautical miles.

    Forecast position and intensity at 071800 UTC
    Dissipated over sea.



    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.

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    Bulletin issued at 00:15 HKT 07/Sep/2017 
    HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     32.3 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     27.3 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   26.6 C
Relative Humidity                        65 - 94 Percent
Rainfall                                      Trace 
Total rainfall since 1st January          2319.4 mm
Against an average of                     1971.8 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  27.1 C               32.4 C
Wong Chuk Hang               27.1 C               32.1 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  25.8 C               33.0 C
Tai Po                       26.2 C               31.5 C
Sha Tin                      26.3 C               32.6 C
Tuen Mun                     26.6 C               32.3 C
Tseung Kwan O                26.3 C               32.6 C
Sai Kung                     26.4 C               31.0 C
Cheung Chau                  26.4 C               32.9 C
Chek Lap Kok                 27.5 C               33.5 C
Tsing Yi                     26.5 C               32.4 C
Shek Kong                    25.9 C               33.5 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            26.1 C               30.9 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   26.3 C               32.9 C
Hong Kong Park               26.8 C               32.5 C
Shau Kei Wan                 26.6 C               34.0 C
Kowloon City                 27.0 C               32.7 C
Happy Valley                 27.3 C               33.5 C
Wong Tai Sin                 26.5 C               32.7 C
Stanley                      26.9 C               31.6 C
Kwun Tong                    27.3 C               32.8 C
Sham Shui Po                 27.2 C               33.0 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          27.1 C               32.9 C
Yuen Long Park               27.1 C               34.7 C
Tai Mei Tuk               26.5 C               32.3 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              7.2 H
The mean UV index recorded at King's Park yesterday was 4,
the UV intensity was Moderate.
The maximum UV index for yesterday was 10.
Sea surface temperature (Waglan Island):        27.6 C 

Yesterday's (06 Sep 2017) average ambient gamma radiation
dose rate taken outdoors in Hong Kong ranged from 0.07 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                           0.07
Tap Mun                             0.08
Kat O                               0.08
Yuen Ng Fan                         0.11
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                      0.12
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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