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Bulletin issued at 12:02 HKT 12/Apr/2017

At noon at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 22 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 82 per cent.
During the past hour the mean UV Index recorded at King's Park was 0.9. The intensity of UV radiation was low.

The air temperatures at other places were:

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

1.4 millimetres of rainfall were recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory between midnight last night and midday today.


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


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Bulletin updated at 11:45 HKT 12/Apr/2017

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

A trough of low pressure is bringing cloudy and rainy weather to the coast of Guangdong and its adjacent waters.

Weather forecast for this afternoon and tonight

Cloudy with occasional rain. Moderate east to northeasterly winds, fresh at times.

Outlook : Still some rain patches tomorrow. Weather improving gradually during the Easter Holiday.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT today, 12/04/2017; 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 12/Apr/2017

N0 WARNING.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 112100 UTC:
TROUGH 18N 107E 21N 113E 23N 119E S SLOWLY.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 120100 UTC:

HONG KONG= N TO NE 5-6. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. TEMP 23-20 C. =
KWANGTUNG= NE 6-7. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL NE UP TO 2 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= NE 6-7. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL NE 2-3 M. =
BASHI= NE 5-6. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL NE UP TO 2 M. =
PRATAS= NE 5-6. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL NE UP TO 2 M. =
BALINTANG= NE 5-6. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL NE UP TO 2 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= E TO NE 4-5. CLD. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
PARACEL= NE 6, S TO SE 4-5 IN S. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS IN N. SEA 2-3 M. =
TONKIN= NE 5-6. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. =
DANANG= NE 5-6. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 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 12:30 HKT 12/Apr/2017

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 12:30 p.m. on 12 April 2017

    Warnings:
    Strong winds in all areas.

    Weather Situation:
    A trough of low pressure is bringing unsettled weather to the south China coastal waters.

    Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

    Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
    East to northeast force 5 to 6.
    Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate to rough seas.

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

    South of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao:
    Northeast force 5 to 6.
    Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate to rough seas.

    Outlook for the next 48 hours
    East to northeasterly winds of force 5 to 6. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Becoming east to southeasterly winds of force 4 to 5 with fog patches later.

    Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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    Waglan Island Wind northeast force 4
      Visibility 12 Kilometres

    Shantou Wind east force 1
      Visibility 25 Kilometres

    Dongsha Wind northeast force 3
      Visibility 10 Kilometres

    Huangmaozhou Wind northeast force 5

    Macau Wind north force 3
      Visibility 9 Kilometres

    Xisha Wind south-southeast force 2
      Visibility 28 Kilometres

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    Bulletin issued at 09:00 HKT 12/APR/2017
    (Next update at 17:30 HKT 12/APR/2017)
    I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     STRONG WINDS AND SEV TURB. 
     ISOL CUNIM/TS AND ASSOCIATED HAZARDS.
II.  SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER SITUATION :
     A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED
     WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS.
III. FORECAST FOR 100-KILOMETER RADIUS AROUND HONG KONG
     FROM 1000 TO 2000 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  020/10-15
                  TEMPO VRB/15G25 IN TS
       OFFSHORE:  030/15-20 OCNL 25                    20-23
   B.   2000 FT:  040/15-20 OCNL 25                    17
   C.   5000 FT:  150/15                               18
   D.  10000 FT:  250/15                               10
   E.  18000 FT:  260/25                               MS6
   F.  24000 FT:  250/35                               MS16
   G.  30000 FT:  260/45                               MS30
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      3800 - 4200 FT
   I. WEATHER       : 
      CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
      A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 1000 FT SCT 2000 FT BKN 6000 FT. TEMPO FEW
      CB 800 FT SCT 1500 FT  BKN 4000 FT.
   K. VISIBILITY    : 7 KM.  TEMPO 3000 M IN SHOWERS.  TEMPO 2000 M IN TS.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 17000 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 10000 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV
   N. SEA STATE     : 2.0-3.5 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 22 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.
     CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A
     FEW THUNDERSTORMS.=

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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
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    Bulletin issued at 00:15 HKT 12/Apr/2017 
    HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     27.8 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     22.2 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   22.6 C
Relative Humidity                        82 - 97 Percent
Rainfall                                     0.6 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January            76.8 mm
Against an average of                      230.8 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  22.7 C               27.9 C
Wong Chuk Hang               23.4 C               26.1 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  21.3 C               29.5 C
Lau Fau Shan                 21.3 C               28.3 C
Tai Po                       22.0 C               29.5 C
Sha Tin                      23.0 C               28.1 C
Tuen Mun                     22.4 C               28.8 C
Tseung Kwan O                23.2 C               28.4 C
Sai Kung                     24.1 C               29.2 C
Cheung Chau                  22.4 C               27.8 C
Chek Lap Kok                 21.3 C               29.9 C
Tsing Yi                     22.6 C               27.5 C
Shek Kong                    22.6 C               28.8 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            22.1 C               25.8 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   22.2 C               27.4 C
Hong Kong Park               22.5 C               27.5 C
Shau Kei Wan                 22.7 C               28.4 C
Kowloon City                 22.9 C               27.3 C
Happy Valley                 22.8 C               27.8 C
Wong Tai Sin                 23.4 C               28.0 C
Stanley                      23.0 C               27.5 C
Kwun Tong                    22.7 C               28.4 C
Sham Shui Po                 22.7 C               28.1 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          22.3 C               28.7 C
Yuen Long Park               22.5 C               28.9 C
Tai Mei Tuk               22.5 C               27.8 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              0.0 H
The mean UV index recorded at King's Park yesterday was 0.8,
the UV intensity was Low.
The maximum UV index for yesterday was 2.
Sea surface temperature (Waglan Island):        22.4 C 

Yesterday's (11 Apr 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                               0.10
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                        0.14

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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