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Bulletin issued at 16:21 HKT 15/Sep/2018

At 4 p.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 34 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 51 per cent.
During the past hour the mean UV Index recorded at King's Park was 4. The intensity of UV radiation was moderate.

Please be reminded that:

The Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 3 was issued at 4:20 p.m.
The Very Hot Weather Warning is now in force. Very hot weather might cause adverse health effects. Members of the public should take care to avoid heatstroke.

The air temperatures at other places were:

King's Park 34 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 35 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 35 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 33 degrees;
Tai Po 33 degrees;
Sha Tin 35 degrees;
Tuen Mun 35 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 32 degrees;
Sai Kung 34 degrees;
Cheung Chau 34 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 35 degrees;
Tsing Yi 35 degrees;
Shek Kong 35 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 33 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 35 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 34 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 34 degrees;
Kowloon City 35 degrees;
Happy Valley 36 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 35 degrees;
Stanley 35 degrees;
Kwun Tong 34 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 35 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 35 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 35 degrees;
Tai Mei Tuk 33 degrees.

Here is the information on Super Typhoon Mangkhut:
Location: 18.8 degrees north, 119.3 degrees east; Maximum sustained wind near its centre: 195 km/h.


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


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Bulletin updated at 16:15 HKT 15/Sep/2018

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

Weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow

Strong northeasterly winds. Winds will strengthen significantly tomorrow and becoming storm force southeasterly winds, hurricane offshore and on high ground. Becoming cloudy. There will be frequent heavy rain, squalls, thunderstorms and storm surge tomorrow. Seas will be high with swells. Temperatures will range between 25 and 30 degrees tomorrow.

Outlook : Still heavy squally showers on Monday. Winds will weaken gradually later. Showers easing off in the following couple of days.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT tomorrow, 16/09/2018; 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 15/Sep/2018

HURRICANE WARNING AREAS: KWANGTUNG, BASHI, PRATAS, BALINTANG, SCARBOROUGH AND PARACEL.
STORM WARNING AREA: HONG KONG.
GALE WARNING AREA: TAIWAN STRAIT.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 141300 UTC:
FOR DETAILS ON SUPER TYPHOON MANGKHUT (1822), PLEASE REFER TO THE 3-HRLY SHIPPING WARNINGS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 150100 UTC:

HONG KONG= NE 5-6, 10-11 LATER. DOWN TO 4000 M IN HAZE. DOWN TO 500 M IN FREQ SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS LATER. SEA 2-3 M, 10-12 M LATER. SWELL E 3 M, 5 M LATER. TEMP 35-25 C. =
KWANGTUNG= NE 6-7, 12 LATER. DOWN TO 500 M IN FREQ SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS LATER. SEA 3-4 M, 14 M LATER. SWELL E 3-5 M, 7 M LATER. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= NE 6-7, 8 IN S. DOWN TO 500 M IN FREQ SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M, 6 M IN S. SWELL E 3 M IN S. =
BASHI= E TO NE 8-9, BEC SE UP TO 12. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 6-8 M, BEC 14 M. SWELL E 5-7 M. =
PRATAS= N TO NE 8-9, CYCLONIC 12 LATER. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 6-8 M, 14 M LATER. SWELL E 5-7 M. =
BALINTANG= CYCLONIC 12, S TO SE 8-9 LATER. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 14 M, 6-8 M LATER. SWELL E 5-7 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= S TO SW 12, 8-9 LATER. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 14 M, 6-8 M LATER. SWELL E TO NE 5-7 M. =
PARACEL= N TO NE 4-5, CYCLONIC 12 LATER. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS LATER. SEA UP TO 2 M, 14 M LATER. SWELL E 3 M, 5 M LATER. =
TONKIN= N TO NE 4-5, 6-7 LATER. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS LATER. SEA UP TO 2 M, 3-4 M LATER. =
DANANG= N TO NE 4-5, S TO SW 6-7 LATER. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS LATER. SEA UP TO 2 M, 3-4 M LATER. SWELL E 2-3 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 16:30 HKT 15/Sep/2018

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 4:30 p.m. on 15 September 2018

    Warnings:
    Hurricane force winds in all areas.

    Weather Situation:
    At 4 p.m., Super Typhoon Mangkhut with maximum sustained winds of about 195 kilometres per hour near its centre was located near 18.8 degrees north, 119.3 degrees east. It is forecast to move west-northwest at about 30 kilometres per hour across the northern part of the South China Sea towards the coast of western Guangdong.

    Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

    Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
    Northeast force 6 to 7, becoming southeast force 12 later.
    Frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Rough seas, becoming phenomenal later.

    Nan'ao:
    Northeast force 8 to 9, becoming southeast force 12.
    Frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
    High seas, becoming phenomenal.

    Shanwei:
    Northeast force 8 to 9, becoming cyclonic force 12.
    Frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
    High seas, becoming phenomenal.

    South of Hong Kong:
    Northeast force 8, becoming cyclonic force 12 later.
    Frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Very rough seas, becoming phenomenal later.

    Shangchuan Dao:
    Northeast force 6 to 7, becoming cyclonic force 12 later.
    Occasional heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
    Rough seas, becoming phenomenal later.

    Outlook for the next 48 hours
    Cyclonic winds of force 12, becoming southeasterly winds of force 10 to 11. Frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.

    Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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    Waglan Island Wind north force 4
      Visibility 36 Kilometres

    Shantou Wind northwest force 2
      Visibility 30 Kilometres

    Dongsha Wind north-northeast force 2
      Visibility 10 Kilometres

    Huangmaozhou Wind northwest force 4

    Macau Wind north force 3
      Visibility 19 Kilometres

    Xisha Wind north-northwest force 4
      Visibility 25 Kilometres

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    Bulletin issued at 12:30 HKT 15/SEP/2018
    (Next update at 17:30 HKT 15/SEP/2018)
    I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     SEV TURB AND SEV GUSTS.  GALE FORCE WINDS. 
     ISOL CUNIM/TS AND ASSOCIATED HAZARDS.
II.  SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER SITUATION :
     AT NOON, SUPER TYPHOON MANGKHUT WAS CENTRED NEAR
     18.3 DEGREES NORTH, 120.1 DEGREES EAST AND IS
     FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16
     KNOTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
     CHINA SEA AND EDGE CLOSER TO THE COAST OF
     GUANGDONG GRADUALLY.
III. FORECAST FOR 100-KILOMETER RADIUS AROUND HONG KONG
     FROM 1300 TO 2300 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  340/10-15
                  BEC 020/20-30
                  TEMPO VRB/25G35 IN TS
       OFFSHORE:  010/20-25
                  BEC 030/35                           36-28
   B.   2000 FT:  360/15-25
                  BEC 030/35                           26
   C.   5000 FT:  060/20-25
                  BEC 060/30-40                        21
   D.  10000 FT:  060/30
                  BEC 060/30-40                        14
   E.  18000 FT:  060/35
                  BEC 060/40-50                        MS2
   F.  24000 FT:  070/40-50                            MS11
   G.  30000 FT:  070/40-50                            MS25
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      NIL.
   I. WEATHER       : 
      MAINLY FINE WITH SOME HAZE AT FIRST. BECOMING
      CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
      LATER.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 2500 FT. 
      TEMPO FEW CB 1000 FT  SCT 2000 FT  BKN 5000 FT.
   K. VISIBILITY    : 8 KM. TEMPO 4000 M IN HAZE/SHOWERS. 
                      TEMPO 2000 M IN TS.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 17000 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 12000 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV
   N. SEA STATE     : 3.5-7.0 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 27 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     STRONG TO GALE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. CLOUDY TO
     OVERCAST.  FREQUENT HEAVY RAIN, SQUALLS AND
     THUNDERSTORMS.=

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(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
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    issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 15:30 HKT on 15 Sep 18

    VHHK SIGMET 1 VALID 150710/151110 VHHH- VHHK HONG KONG FIR EMBD TS FCST WI N2300 E11730 - N2000 E11500 - N1800 E11506 - N2100 E11730 - N2300 E11730 TOP FL500 MOV WNW 15KT NC= VHHK SIGMET 2 VALID 151800/160000 VHHH- VHHK HONG KONG FIR TC MANGKHUT PSN N1954 E11636 CB FCST AT 1800Z WI 240NM OF TC CENTRE TOP FL500 INTSF FCST AT 0000Z TC CENTRE PSN N2036 E11518=

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    Bulletin issued at 16:25 HKT 15/Sep/2018

    Tropical Cyclone Warning Bulletin

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

    The Strong Wind Signal, No. 3 was issued at 4:20 p.m.

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

    At 4 p.m., Super Typhoon Mangkhut was estimated to be about 660 kilometres southeast of Hong Kong (near 18.8 degrees north 119.3 degrees east) and is forecast to move west-northwest at about 30 kilometres per hour across the northern part of the South China Sea towards the coast of western Guangdong.

    Mangkhut continues to move rapidly towards the coast of western Guangdong, posing a severe threat to the region.

    Mangkhut has extensive circulation with fierce winds. As Mangkhut edges progressively closer to the vicinity of the Pearl River Estuary, the weather over the region will deteriorate rapidly around midnight. The Observatory will issue the No.8 Gale or Storm Signal around midnight.

    There are significant swells today. The Observatory makes a special appeal to the members of the public to stay away from the shoreline, and not to engage in water sports.

    Adverse weather will prevail tomorrow with winds strengthening rapidly and frequent heavy rain and squalls. Sea will be high. Under the influence of storm surge, a high water level of around 3.5 metres above chart datum is expected at Quarry Bay between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m tomorrow, or about 2 metres above the normal tide heights. The high water level may cause severe flooding in low-lying areas.

    (Precautionary Announcements with No. 3 Signal)

    1. Please take precautions now. Make sure objects likely to be blown away are securely fastened or taken indoors. Check if all windows and doors can be securely locked.

    2. Drains should now be cleared of leaves and rubbish. People in low-lying areas should take precautions against flooding.

    3. Construction and property management practitioners should make sure that overhanging facilities and temporary structures outdoors are securely fastened or placed on the ground, and complete precautionary measures as soon as possible.

    4. Small vessel owners should now complete all safety arrangements and return to nearby typhoon shelters.

    5. Small vessels not yet in typhoon shelters should seek shelter without delay. Use heavy anchors and check that all deck fittings are firmly fastened.

    6. Listen to radio, watch TV or browse the Hong Kong Observatory's website and mobile app for the latest information on the tropical cyclone.
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    Bulletin issued at 15:30 HKT 15/Sep/2018


    Tropical Cyclone Warning

    At 150600 UTC, Super Typhoon Mangkhut (1822) with central pressure 940 hectopascals was centred within 30 nautical miles of one eight point five degrees north (18.5 N) one one nine point seven degrees east (119.7 E) and is forecast to move west-northwest at about 16 knots for the next 24 hours.

    Maximum winds near the centre are estimated to be 105 knots.

    Radius of over 33 knot winds 210 nautical miles.
    Radius of over 47 knot winds 120 nautical miles.
    Radius of over 63 knot winds 90 nautical miles.
    Radius of over 2 metre waves 330 nautical miles.

    Forecast position and intensity at 160600 UTC
    Two one point three degrees north (21.3 N)
    One one three point five degrees east (113.5 E)
    Maximum winds 105 knots.

    Forecast position and intensity at 170600 UTC
    Two three point one degrees north (23.1 N)
    One zero seven point two degrees east (107.2 E)
    Maximum winds 50 knots.

    Forecast position and intensity at 180600 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 15/Sep/2018 
    HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     31.7 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     26.7 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   25.8 C
Relative Humidity                        69 - 88 Percent
Rainfall                                       0 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January          1676.2 mm
Against an average of                     2076.9 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  26.2 C               32.2 C
Wong Chuk Hang               26.3 C               31.8 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  24.3 C               34.8 C
Lau Fau Shan                 24.7 C               31.7 C
Tai Po                       25.4 C               31.8 C
Sha Tin                      25.5 C               33.5 C
Tuen Mun                     25.7 C               32.5 C
Tseung Kwan O                25.1 C               33.1 C
Sai Kung                     25.9 C               31.3 C
Cheung Chau                  25.5 C               30.8 C
Chek Lap Kok                 26.3 C               33.8 C
Tsing Yi                     25.7 C               32.4 C
Shek Kong                    24.8 C               33.3 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            24.3 C               30.8 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   24.8 C               33.7 C
Hong Kong Park               25.9 C               31.5 C
Shau Kei Wan                 25.8 C               31.9 C
Kowloon City                 26.3 C               33.5 C
Happy Valley                 26.1 C               33.5 C
Wong Tai Sin                 26.8 C               33.3 C
Stanley                      26.3 C               31.7 C
Kwun Tong                    26.3 C               32.5 C
Sham Shui Po                 26.2 C               33.7 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          26.7 C               32.3 C
Yuen Long Park               24.5 C               34.4 C
Tai Mei Tuk               25.6 C               32.6 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              7.0 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 9.
Sea surface temperature (Waglan Island):        27.3 C 

Yesterday's (14 Sep 2018) 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                           0.09
Tap Mun                             0.09
Kat O                               0.10
Yuen Ng Fan                         0.12
Tai Mei Tuk                         0.11
Sha Tau Kok                         0.10
Kwun Tong                           0.12
Sai Wan Ho                          0.08
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 in the
past, the hourly mean ambient gamma radiation dose rate may
vary between 0.06 and 0.3 microsievert per hour. (1
microsievert = 0.000001 sievert = 0.001 millisievert)

    2. Temporal variations are generally caused by changes in
meteorological conditions such as rainfall, wind and
barometric pressure.

    3. Spatial variations are generally caused by differences in
the radioactive content of local rock and soil.

    4. The data displayed is provisional. Only limited data
validation has been carried out.
    Climatological Information for 14 Sep
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