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Bulletin issued at 07:02 HKT 26/Dec/2017

At 7 a.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 17 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 72 per cent.

Please be reminded that:

The Fire Danger Warning is Yellow and the fire risk is high.

The air temperatures at other places were:

King's Park 16 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 17 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 15 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 16 degrees;
Tai Po 16 degrees;
Sha Tin 17 degrees;
Tuen Mun 17 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 16 degrees;
Sai Kung 16 degrees;
Cheung Chau 16 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 17 degrees;
Tsing Yi 17 degrees;
Shek Kong 17 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 15 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 16 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 16 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 16 degrees;
Kowloon City 16 degrees;
Happy Valley 17 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 16 degrees;
Stanley 16 degrees;
Kwun Tong 16 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 17 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 17 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 16 degrees;
Tai Mei Tuk 15 degrees.


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


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Bulletin updated at 06:45 HKT 26/Dec/2017

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

The northeast monsoon is affecting southern China.

Tropical Storm Tembin has weakened into a tropical depression. At 5 a.m., Tembin was centred about 280 kilometres south-southwest of Ho Chi Minh City. It is forecast to move west at about 20 kilometres per hour towards Gulf of Thailand and continue to weaken.

Weather forecast for today

Cool with cloudy periods in the morning. Mainly fine and dry during the day with a maximum temperature of around 19 degrees. Moderate to fresh east to northeasterly winds.

Outlook : Mainly fine with cool morning tomorrow. Cloudier in the latter part of this week.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT today, 26/12/2017; 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 25/Dec/2017

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

GENERAL SITUATION AT 250900 UTC:
AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREAS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 251300 UTC:

HONG KONG= E TO NE 4-5, OCNL 6. CLD. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL NE 2 M. TEMP 16-19 C. =
KWANGTUNG= E TO NE 6-7, OCNL 8 IN E. CLD. SEA 3-4 M, UP TO 6 M IN E. SWELL NE 2-3 M IN E. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= NE 7, OCNL 8. FINE. SEA UP TO 6 M. SWELL NE 3 M. =
BASHI= NE 7-8. CLD. SEA 4-6 M. SWELL NE 3 M. =
PRATAS= NE 7, OCNL 8. CLD. SEA UP TO 6 M. SWELL NE 2-3 M. =
BALINTANG= NE 7-8. CLD. SEA 4-6 M. SWELL NE 3 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= NE 6-7, OCNL 8 IN E. CLD. SEA UP TO 6 M IN E. SWELL NE 2-3 M. =
PARACEL= NE 6-7. RAIN PATCHES. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL NE 2-3 M. =
TONKIN= N TO NE 5-6, OCNL 7. CLD. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL NE 2 M. =
DANANG= N TO NE 5-6, OCNL 7. RAIN PATCHES. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL NE 2-3 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 05:30 HKT 26/Dec/2017

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 5:30 a.m. on 26 December 2017

    Warnings:
    Strong winds in all areas.

    Weather Situation:
    The northeast monsoon persists over the south China coastal waters.

    Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

    Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
    East to northeast force 5 to 6, occasionally force 7.
    Moderate to rough seas.

    Nan'ao and Shanwei:
    Northeast force 6 to 7.
    Rough seas.

    South of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao:
    East to northeast force 6 to 7.
    Rough seas.

    Outlook for the next 48 hours
    East to northeasterly winds of force 5 to 6, occasionally force 7 at first.

    Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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    Waglan Island Wind northeast force 5
      Visibility 11 Kilometres

    Shantou Wind east-northeast force 1
      Visibility 18 Kilometres

    Dongsha Wind east-northeast force 4
      Visibility 10 Kilometres

    Huangmaozhou Wind east force 5

    Macau Wind east force 2
      Visibility 7 Kilometres

    Xisha Wind east-northeast force 3
      Visibility 11 Kilometres

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    Bulletin issued at 01:30 HKT 26/DEC/2017
    (Next update at 9:00-9:30 HKT 26/DEC/2017)
    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.
III. FORECAST FOR 100-KILOMETER RADIUS AROUND HONG KONG
     FROM 0200 TO 1200 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  080/10-15
       OFFSHORE:  080/15-20, UP TO 25 IN S             15-21
   B.   2000 FT:  100/15-20, UP TO 25 IN S             12
   C.   5000 FT:  140/10                               13
   D.  10000 FT:  250/15                               13
   E.  18000 FT:  250/15                               MS3
   F.  24000 FT:  230/25-30                            MS14
   G.  30000 FT:  250/30                               MS28
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      2900-3200 FT
   I. WEATHER       : 
      CLOUDY PERIODS.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 4500 FT SCT 8000 FT
   K. VISIBILITY    : 8 KM.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 17000 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 6400, 8000, 12000 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV OFFSHORE AND NEAR HILLS.
   N. SEA STATE     : 2.0-3.0 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 19 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
     OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE. MAINLY FINE.=

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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 00:15 HKT 26/Dec/2017 
    HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     19.7 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     16.3 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   12.5 C
Relative Humidity                        38 - 77 Percent
Rainfall                                       0 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January          2572.1 mm
Against an average of                     2389.4 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  16.2 C               20.4 C
Wong Chuk Hang               16.2 C               21.0 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  12.4 C               22.8 C
Lau Fau Shan                 14.0 C               20.1 C
Tai Po                       13.3 C               19.5 C
Sha Tin                      15.8 C               21.0 C
Tuen Mun                     15.5 C               22.8 C
Tseung Kwan O                15.0 C               21.1 C
Sai Kung                     15.3 C               18.8 C
Cheung Chau                  14.7 C               20.6 C
Chek Lap Kok                 16.4 C               21.1 C
Tsing Yi                     14.7 C               22.0 C
Shek Kong                    12.1 C               22.1 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            14.0 C               22.1 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   11.8 C               22.0 C
Hong Kong Park               15.8 C               20.6 C
Shau Kei Wan                 15.8 C               20.5 C
Kowloon City                 15.6 C               22.0 C
Happy Valley                 14.8 C               20.7 C
Wong Tai Sin                 15.6 C               21.4 C
Stanley                      16.3 C               19.1 C
Kwun Tong                    14.6 C               20.0 C
Sham Shui Po                 15.8 C               23.0 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          16.1 C               20.0 C
Yuen Long Park               14.7 C               22.6 C
Tai Mei Tuk               14.0 C               20.8 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              8.6 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 4.
Sea surface temperature (Waglan Island):        17.9 C 

Yesterday's (25 Dec 2017) 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                          0.10
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 1987-2016, 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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