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Bulletin issued at 15:02 HKT 17/Jul/2018

At 3 p.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 33 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 63 per cent.
During the past hour the mean UV Index recorded at King's Park was 6. The intensity of UV radiation was high.

Please be reminded that:

The Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 1 has been issued.
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 33 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 33 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 34 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 33 degrees;
Tai Po 32 degrees;
Sha Tin 33 degrees;
Tuen Mun 34 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 33 degrees;
Sai Kung 33 degrees;
Cheung Chau 30 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 35 degrees;
Tsing Yi 34 degrees;
Shek Kong 33 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 31 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 33 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 32 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 32 degrees;
Kowloon City 32 degrees;
Happy Valley 34 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 33 degrees;
Stanley 33 degrees;
Kwun Tong 32 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 33 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 33 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 34 degrees;
Tai Mei Tuk 33 degrees.

Here is the information on Tropical Storm Son-Tinh:
Location: 19.3 degrees north, 115.2 degrees east; Maximum sustained wind near its centre: 65 km/h.


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


Climatological Information for 17 Jul


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Bulletin updated at 14:45 HKT 17/Jul/2018

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

Weather forecast for this afternoon and tonight

Sunny periods in the afternoon. It will be very hot. Cloudy with a few showers later. Moderate to fresh easterly winds, strengthening gradually. There will be swells.

Outlook : Occasional showers tomorrow and winds will moderate later. Sunny periods and a few showers in the following couple of days.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT today, 17/07/2018; 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 17/Jul/2018

GALE WARNING AREAS: HONG KONG, KWANGTUNG, PRATAS, PARACEL AND TONKIN.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 162100 UTC:
FOR DETAILS ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, PLEASE REFER TO THE 3-HRLY SHIPPING WARNINGS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 170100 UTC:

HONG KONG= E 6-7, UP TO 8 LATER. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M, UP TO 6 M LATER. SWELL E 2 M. TEMP 31-27 C. =
KWANGTUNG= E 6-7, CYCLONIC UP TO 8 IN W LATER. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M, UP TO 6 M IN W LATER. SWELL E 2-3 M, SW 2 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= NE 6-7. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL NE 2 M. =
BASHI= E 6-7. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL E 2-3 M, SW 2 M. =
PRATAS= CYCLONIC UP TO 7-8, E TO SE 6-7 LATER. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 4-6 M, 3-4 M LATER. SWELL E 2-3 M, SW 2 M. =
BALINTANG= E 6-7. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL E 2-3 M, SW 2 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= SW 6-7. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL SW 2-3 M. =
PARACEL= E TO SE 6-7, CYCLONIC UP TO 8 LATER. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M, UP TO 6 M LATER. SWELL SW 2-3 M. =
TONKIN= E TO NE 6-7, UP TO 8 LATER. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M, UP TO 6 M LATER. SWELL NE 2 M. =
DANANG= S TO SW 6-7. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL S TO SW 2 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 17/Jul/2018

Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 12:30 p.m. on 17 July 2018

Warnings:
Gale force winds in all areas.

Weather Situation:
An easterly airstream is affecting the south China coastal waters.

At noon, Tropical Storm Son-Tinh with maximum sustained winds of about 65 kilometres per hour near its centre was located near 19.3 degrees north, 116.5 degrees east. It is forecast to move west at about 40 kilometres per hour across the northern part of the South China Sea and towards the vicinity of Hainan Island and Leizhou Peninsula.

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
East force 6 to 7, becoming force 8.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Rough to very rough seas.

Nan'ao and Shanwei:
East to northeast force 6 to 7, becoming force 8.
Isolated squally showers and thunderstorms.
Rough to very rough seas.

South of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao:
East to northeast force 6 to 7, becoming cyclonic force 8.
Frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
Rough to very rough seas.

Outlook for the next 48 hours
East to southeasterly winds of force 5 to 6, cyclonic winds up to force 8 in west. Frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms in west.

Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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Waglan Island Wind east-northeast force 4

Shantou Wind east-northeast force 2
  Visibility 30 Kilometres

Dongsha Wind east-northeast force 5
  Visibility 10 Kilometres

Huangmaozhou Wind east-northeast force 4

Macau Wind northeast force 3
  Visibility 14 Kilometres

Xisha Wind north-northwest force 2
  Visibility 30 Kilometres


WEATHER FORECAST FOR LOCAL AVIATION
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Bulletin issued at 12:30 HKT 17/JUL/2018
(Next update at 17:30 HKT 17/JUL/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 :
     TROPICAL DEPRESSION SON-TINH HAS INTENSIFIED
     INTO A TROPICAL STORM.
     AT NOON, SON-TINH WAS CENTRED NEAR 19.3 DEGREES
     NORTH, 116.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO
     MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 22 KNOTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
     PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND TOWARDS THE
     VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND AND LEIZHOU PENINSULA.
III. FORECAST FOR 100-KILOMETER RADIUS AROUND HONG KONG
     FROM 1300 TO 2300 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  060/10-15
                  BEC 090/20-25
                  TEMPO 090/30G40 IN TS
       OFFSHORE:  060/20-25
                  BEC 090/30, OCNL 35G45               34-29
   B.   2000 FT:  070/15-20
                  BEC 090/30-35G45                     23
   C.   5000 FT:  090/30
                  BEC 090/35-40                        18
   D.  10000 FT:  090/30
                  BEC 090/40                           13
   E.  18000 FT:  090/30
                  BEC 090/40                           0
   F.  24000 FT:  090/25-30
                  BEC 090/35-40                        MS10
   G.  30000 FT:  100/25-30
                  BEC 100/35-40                        MS25
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      NIL.
   I. WEATHER       : 
      SUNNY PERIODS. A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
      ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 1500 FT  SCT 3500 FT. 
      TEMPO FEW CB 800 FT  SCT 1500 FT  BKN 4000 FT.
   K. VISIBILITY    : 10 KM. TEMPO 3500 M IN SHOWERS. 
                      TEMPO 2000 M IN TS.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 18000 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 11800 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV
   N. SEA STATE     : 2.5-7.0 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 27 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS. MAINLY CLOUDY
     WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
     THUNDERSTORMS.=
===================================================================
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
===================================================================
Aviation Weather Observation and Forecast Information for Hong Kong International Airport
To know more about clouds, please see Commonly observed clouds in Hong Kong.


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The Airport Meteorological Office is responsible for monitoring hazardous weather and phenomena in the atmosphere that may affect the safety of aircraft operations within a designated airspace over the northern part of the South China Sea. Weather forecasters at the Airport Meteorological Office issues SIGMET information when hazardous weather and phenomena in the atmosphere such as thunderstorms, tropical cyclones, turbulence, icing occur or are expected to occur in the airspace.

The latest significant weather information
issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 15:17 HKT on 17 Jul 18

VHHK SIGMET 5 VALID 170515/170915 VHHH- VHHK HONG KONG FIR EMBD TS FCST N OF N21 E OF E116 TOP FL450 MOV W 15KT NC= VHHK SIGMET 3 VALID 170435/170900 VHHH- VHHK HONG KONG FIR TC SON-TINH PSN N1918 E11612 CB OBS AT 0435Z WI 120NM OF TC CENTRE TOP FL450 NC FCST AT 0900Z TC CENTRE PSN N1930 E11418= VHHK SIGMET 7 VALID 170717/171200 VHHH- VHHK HONG KONG FIR TC SON-TINH PSN N1918 E11524 CB OBS AT 0600Z WI 120NM OF TC CENTRE TOP FL450 NC FCST AT 1200Z TC CENTRE PSN N1918 E11306=

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Bulletin issued at 14:45 HKT 17/Jul/2018

Tropical Cyclone Warning Bulletin

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

The Standby Signal, No. 1 is in force.

This means that a tropical cyclone now centred within about 800 kilometres of Hong Kong may affect us.

At 3 p.m., Tropical Storm Son-Tinh was estimated to be about 350 kilometres south-southeast of Hong Kong (near 19.3 degrees north 115.2 degrees east) and is forecast to move west at about 40 kilometres per hour across the northern part of the South China Sea and towards the vicinity of Hainan Island and Leizhou Peninsula.

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Bulletin issued at 15:30 HKT 17/Jul/2018


Tropical Cyclone Warning

At 170600 UTC, Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (1809) with central pressure 992 hectopascals was centred within 90 nautical miles of one nine point three degrees north (19.3 N) one one five point four degrees east (115.4 E) and is forecast to move west at about 22 knots for the next 24 hours.

Maximum winds near the centre are estimated to be 35 knots.

Radius of over 33 knot winds 30 nautical miles.
Radius of over 2 metre waves 180 nautical miles over northern semicircle, 120 nautical miles elsewhere.

Forecast position and intensity at 180600 UTC
One nine point four degrees north (19.4 N)
One zero seven point nine degrees east (107.9 E)
Maximum winds 35 knots.

Forecast position and intensity at 190600 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 17/Jul/2018
HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     31.4 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     25.7 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   24.0 C
Relative Humidity                        67 - 93 Percent
Rainfall                                     5.8 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January           873.8 mm
Against an average of                     1276.0 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  25.4 C               30.7 C
Wong Chuk Hang               25.9 C               30.6 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  25.6 C               31.7 C
Lau Fau Shan                 24.5 C               31.0 C
Tai Po                       25.6 C               29.6 C
Sha Tin                      26.1 C               31.6 C
Tuen Mun                     26.4 C               31.6 C
Tseung Kwan O                25.2 C               30.6 C
Sai Kung                     26.1 C               30.0 C
Cheung Chau                  25.1 C               29.3 C
Chek Lap Kok                 26.7 C               32.4 C
Tsing Yi                     26.2 C               31.3 C
Shek Kong                    26.1 C               31.4 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            24.8 C               29.6 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   25.3 C               30.5 C
Hong Kong Park               25.1 C               30.0 C
Shau Kei Wan                 25.2 C               30.1 C
Kowloon City                 25.0 C               30.7 C
Happy Valley                 26.4 C               32.1 C
Wong Tai Sin                 25.5 C               30.4 C
Stanley                      25.8 C               30.0 C
Kwun Tong                    25.6 C               29.9 C
Sham Shui Po                 25.8 C               32.4 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          26.1 C               30.1 C
Yuen Long Park               25.8 C               32.2 C
Tai Mei Tuk               25.4 C               30.5 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              5.6 H
The mean UV index recorded at King's Park yesterday was 5,
the UV intensity was Moderate.
The maximum UV index for yesterday was 12.
Sea surface temperature (Waglan Island):        28.2 C 

Yesterday's (16 Jul 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                           0.08
Tap Mun                             0.08
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                      0.12
Chek Lap Kok                        0.13

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 16 Jul
Last revision date: <17 Jul 2018> 

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