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Bulletin issued at 12:02 HKT 18/Jul/2018

At noon at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 27 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 94 per cent.
During the past hour the mean UV Index recorded at King's Park was 2. The intensity of UV radiation was low.

Please be reminded that:

The Thunderstorm Warning has been issued. It will remain effective until 1:30 p.m. today. Isolated thunderstorms are expected to occur over Hong Kong.
The Strong Monsoon Signal has been issued.

The air temperatures at other places were:

King's Park 27 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 29 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 30 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 27 degrees;
Tai Po 27 degrees;
Sha Tin 28 degrees;
Tuen Mun 27 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 27 degrees;
Sai Kung 28 degrees;
Cheung Chau 29 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 28 degrees;
Tsing Yi 28 degrees;
Shek Kong 27 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 26 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 27 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 27 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 27 degrees;
Kowloon City 27 degrees;
Happy Valley 29 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 27 degrees;
Stanley 27 degrees;
Kwun Tong 27 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 28 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 28 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 28 degrees;
Tai Mei Tuk 29 degrees.

Between 10:45 and 11:45 a.m., lightning was detected within New Territories East. The rainfall recorded in various regions were:

Sai Kung 0 to 13 mm;
Kwun Tong 10 to 12 mm;
Sham Shui Po 7 to 11 mm;
Wong Tai Sin 1 to 9 mm;
Kowloon City 8 to 9 mm;
Kwai Tsing 5 to 8 mm;
Yau Tsim Mong 7 to 8 mm;
Eastern District 0 to 7 mm;
Sha Tin 1 to 6 mm;
Tsuen Wan 0 to 6 mm;
Tuen Mun 1 to 5 mm;
Islands District 0 to 4 mm;
Central & Western District 0 to 3 mm;
Tai Po 0 to 3 mm;
Wan Chai 0 to 1 mm;
Southern District 0 to 1 mm;
Yuen Long 0 to 1 mm.

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

Here is the information on Tropical Storm Son-Tinh at noon:
Location: 18.6 degrees north, 108.3 degrees east.


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


Climatological Information for 18 Jul


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Bulletin updated at 11:45 HKT 18/Jul/2018

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

A ridge of high pressure is bringing a strong easterly airstream to the coast of Guangdong.

At noon, Tropical Storm Son-Tinh was centred about 380 kilometres southeast of Ha Noi. It is forecast to move west at about 30 kilometres per hour across Beibu Wan and towards the northern part of Vietnam. Besides, an area of low pressure to the east of the Philippines is intensifying. A tropical cyclone appears to be forming.

Weather forecast for this afternoon and tonight

Mainly cloudy with a few showers and isolated thunderstorms. Sunny intervals in the afternoon. Fresh easterly winds, strong offshore and on high ground at first. There will be swells.

Outlook : Sunny periods in the next couple of days and showers will ease off gradually.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT today, 18/07/2018; 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 18/Jul/2018

GALE WARNING AREAS: HONG KONG, KWANGTUNG, TONKIN AND DANANG.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 172100 UTC:
FOR DETAILS ON TROPICAL STORM SON-TINH (1809), PLEASE REFER TO THE 3-HRLY SHIPPING WARNINGS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 180100 UTC:

HONG KONG= E TO SE 6-7, OCNL 8 AT FIRST. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M, UP TO 6 M AT FIRST. SWELL E 3 M. TEMP 31-27 C. =
KWANGTUNG= E TO SE 6-7, OCNL 8 AT FIRST. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M, UP TO 6 M AT FIRST. SWELL E 3-4 M, SW 2 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= NE 5-6, OCNL 7. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL NE 2 M. =
BASHI= E TO NE 6-7, NW 5-6 LATER. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M, 2-3 M LATER. SWELL E 2-3 M, SW 2 M. =
PRATAS= E TO SE 6-7. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL E 3 M, SW 2 M. =
BALINTANG= E 6-7, NW 5-6 LATER. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M, 2-3 M LATER. 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, E 2 M. =
PARACEL= S TO SE 6-7. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL E 3-4 M, SW 2-3 M. =
TONKIN= E TO NE 7-8, CYCLONIC 7-8 LATER. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 4-6 M. SWELL NE 2-3 M. =
DANANG= S TO SW 6-7, OCNL 8. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 6 M. SWELL E 2-3 M, 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 18/Jul/2018

Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 12:30 p.m. on 18 July 2018

Warnings:
Strong 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 18.6 degrees north, 108.3 degrees east. It is forecast to move west at about 30 kilometres per hour across Beibu Wan and towards the northern part of Vietnam. Besides, an area of low pressure to the east of the Philippines is intensifying. A tropical cyclone appears to be forming.

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
East to southeast force 6 to 7.
Scattered squally showers and thunderstorms.
Rough to very rough seas.

Nan'ao, Shanwei, South of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao:
East to southeast force 6 to 7.
Scattered squally showers and thunderstorms.
Rough to very rough seas.

Outlook for the next 48 hours
East to southeasterly winds of force 5 to 6. Scattered squally showers and thunderstorms.

Latest reports from south China coastal weather stations
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Waglan Island Wind east-northeast force 6

Shantou Wind east-northeast force 3
  Visibility 30 Kilometres

Dongsha Wind east-southeast force 3
  Visibility 9 Kilometres

Huangmaozhou Wind east force 6

Macau Wind east force 4
  Visibility 11 Kilometres

Xisha Wind south-southwest force 4
  Visibility 17 Kilometres


WEATHER FORECAST FOR LOCAL AVIATION
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Bulletin issued at 12:30 HKT 18/JUL/2018
(Next update at 17:30 HKT 18/JUL/2018)
I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     GALE FORCE WINDS.  SEV TURB AND SEV GUSTS.
     ISOL CUNIM/TS AND ASSOCIATED HAZARDS.
II.  SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER SITUATION :
     AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH
     CHINA COASTAL AREAS.
     AT NOON., TROPICAL STORM SON-TINH WAS CENTRED
     NEAR 18.6 DEGREES NORTH 108.3 DEGREES EAST AND
     IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 16 KNOTS
     ACROSS BEIBU WAN AND TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART
     OF VIETNAM.
III. FORECAST FOR 100-KILOMETER RADIUS AROUND HONG KONG
     FROM 1300 TO 2300 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  090/15-20, OCNL 25 AT FIRST
                  TEMPO VRB/25G35 IN TS
       OFFSHORE:  090/25-30                            31-27
   B.   2000 FT:  110/25-30, OCNL 35 AT FIRST          23
   C.   5000 FT:  110/30-35                            20
   D.  10000 FT:  100/30                               13
   E.  18000 FT:  090/25                               MS1
   F.  24000 FT:  100/30                               MS10
   G.  30000 FT:  080/20                               MS23
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      NIL.
   I. WEATHER       : 
      SUNNY INTERVALS WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
      ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 1200 FT  SCT 3000 FT.  
      TEMPO FEW CB 1000 FT  SCT 2000 FT  BKN 4000 FT.
   K. VISIBILITY    : 10 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.
   N. SEA STATE     : 4.0-6.0 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 27 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG
     OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.  MAINLY
     CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS.=
===================================================================
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
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VHHK SIGMET 1 VALID 180035/180435 VHHH- VHHK HONG KONG FIR EMBD TS FCST WI N2236 E11730 - N2100 E11730 - N2030 E11706 - N2024 E11230 - N2154 E11230 - N2306 E11524 - N2236 E11730 TOP FL400 MOV W 15KT NC= VHHK SIGMET 2 VALID 180435/180835 VHHH- VHHK HONG KONG FIR EMBD TS FCST WI N2118 E11612 - N2054 E11242 - N2200 E11248 - N2330 E11612 - N2118 E11612 TOP FL400 MOV WNW 15KT NC=

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Bulletin issued at 09:45 HKT 18/Jul/2018

Tropical Cyclone Warning Bulletin

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

All signals were cancelled at 9:40 a.m.

At 10 a.m., Tropical Storm Son-Tinh was centred about 680 kilometres southwest of Hong Kong (near 18.7 degrees north 108.9 degrees east) and is forecast to move west at about 30 kilometres per hour across Hainan Island and Beibu Wan.

Locally, there will still be strong winds offshore and on high ground at first. There will also be swells. The public should stay on the alert.

Last revision date: <18 Jul 2018> 

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Bulletin issued at 12:30 HKT 18/Jul/2018


Tropical Cyclone Warning

At 180300 UTC, Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (1809) with central pressure 994 hectopascals was centred within 60 nautical miles of one eight point six degrees north (18.6 N) one zero eight point six degrees east (108.6 E) and is forecast to move west at about 16 knots for the next 24 hours.

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

Radius of over 33 knot winds 60 nautical miles over northern semicircle, 30 nautical miles elsewhere.
Radius of over 2 metre waves 180 nautical miles over northern semicircle, 120 nautical miles elsewhere.

Forecast position and intensity at 190300 UTC
One nine point two degrees north (19.2 N)
One zero four point two degrees east (104.2 E)
Maximum winds 30 knots.

Forecast position and intensity at 200300 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 18/Jul/2018
HKO Readings & Radiation Level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     34.3 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     26.9 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   25.9 C
Relative Humidity                        57 - 92 Percent
Rainfall                                     6.5 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January           880.3 mm
Against an average of                     1288.4 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  26.5 C               33.5 C
Wong Chuk Hang               26.7 C               33.6 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  25.4 C               34.7 C
Lau Fau Shan                 25.7 C               34.4 C
Tai Po                       26.4 C               33.0 C
Sha Tin                      26.3 C               34.6 C
Tuen Mun                     26.3 C               34.1 C
Tseung Kwan O                26.7 C               33.3 C
Sai Kung                     27.2 C               33.1 C
Cheung Chau                  26.0 C               32.2 C
Chek Lap Kok                 27.4 C               35.9 C
Tsing Yi                     27.3 C               34.8 C
Shek Kong                    25.8 C               34.5 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            25.2 C               33.0 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   25.5 C               33.5 C
Hong Kong Park               26.2 C               34.5 C
Shau Kei Wan                 25.8 C               32.9 C
Kowloon City                 26.6 C               33.9 C
Happy Valley                 27.6 C               35.3 C
Wong Tai Sin                 26.9 C               34.6 C
Stanley                      27.1 C               32.9 C
Kwun Tong                    26.8 C               33.0 C
Sham Shui Po                 27.1 C               34.8 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          26.9 C               33.1 C
Yuen Long Park               25.2 C               35.2 C
Tai Mei Tuk               26.4 C               33.3 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              8.0 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 (17 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                           0.09
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                          0.08
King's Park                         0.14
Tsim Bei Tsui                       0.13
Cape D'Aguilar                      0.13
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 17 Jul
Last revision date: <18 Jul 2018> 

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