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Bulletin issued at 19:02 HKT 18/Jul/2018

At 7 p.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory the air temperature was 27 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity 94 per cent.

Please be reminded that:

The Strong Monsoon Signal has been issued.

The air temperatures at other places were:

King's Park 26 degrees;
Wong Chuk Hang 28 degrees;
Ta Kwu Ling 28 degrees;
Lau Fau Shan 27 degrees;
Tai Po 26 degrees;
Sha Tin 27 degrees;
Tuen Mun 28 degrees;
Tseung Kwan O 26 degrees;
Sai Kung 26 degrees;
Cheung Chau 27 degrees;
Chek Lap Kok 29 degrees;
Tsing Yi 27 degrees;
Shek Kong 27 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon 25 degrees;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley 26 degrees;
Hong Kong Park 26 degrees;
Shau Kei Wan 26 degrees;
Kowloon City 26 degrees;
Happy Valley 28 degrees;
Wong Tai Sin 26 degrees;
Stanley 28 degrees;
Kwun Tong 26 degrees;
Sham Shui Po 26 degrees;
Kai Tak Runway Park 27 degrees;
Yuen Long Park 27 degrees;
Tai Mei Tuk 27 degrees.

Between 5:45 and 6:45 p.m., the rainfall recorded in various regions were:

Sha Tin 3 to 19 mm;
Sai Kung 1 to 15 mm;
Tsuen Wan 0 to 9 mm;
Kwun Tong 2 to 7 mm;
Wong Tai Sin 3 to 6 mm;
Tai Po 0 to 5 mm;
Yuen Long 0 to 5 mm;
Eastern District 0 to 4 mm;
Sham Shui Po 3 mm;
Yau Tsim Mong 3 mm;
Kwai Tsing 0 to 2 mm;
North District 0 to 1 mm.

Here is the information on Tropical Storm Son-Tinh at 7 p.m.:
Location: 18.8 degrees north, 106.9 degrees east.


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


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Bulletin updated at 18:45 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 4 p.m., Tropical Storm Son-Tinh was centred about 290 kilometres south-southeast of Ha Noi. It is forecast to move west at about 20 kilometres per hour across Beibu Wan and 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 tonight and tomorrow

Mainly cloudy with a few showers. Sunny periods tomorrow. Temperatures will range between 27 and 32 degrees. Moderate to fresh easterly winds, strong offshore and on high ground at first. There will be swells.

Outlook : Hot with sunny periods and a few showers in the following couple of days.


(The above forecast period is valid up to 23:59 HKT tomorrow, 19/07/2018; 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. =
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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

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    Bulletin issued at 19:30 HKT 18/Jul/2018

    Weather information for south China coastal waters issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at 7:30 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 7 p.m., Tropical Storm Son-Tinh with maximum sustained winds of about 75 kilometres per hour near its centre was located near 18.8 degrees north, 106.9 degrees east. It is forecast to move west at about 18 kilometres per hour across Beibu Wan and 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 force 5 to 6, up to force 7 at first.
    Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
    Moderate to rough seas.

    Nan'ao, Shanwei, South of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao:
    East force 6 to 7.
    Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
    Rough seas.

    Outlook for the next 48 hours
    Easterly winds of force 5 to 6. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.

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    Waglan Island Wind east force 5

    Shantou Wind east-southeast force 3
      Visibility 30 Kilometres

    Dongsha Wind east force 3
      Visibility 10 Kilometres

    Huangmaozhou Wind east-southeast force 6

    Macau Wind east force 4
      Visibility 17 Kilometres

    Xisha Wind south-southwest force 4
      Visibility 14 Kilometres

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    Bulletin issued at 17:30 HKT 18/JUL/2018
    (Next update at 01:30 HKT 19/JUL/2018)
    I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     STRONG 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 4 P.M., TROPICAL STORM SON-TINH WAS CENTRED
     NEAR 18.8 DEGREES NORTH, 107.2 DEGREES EAST.  IT
     IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS
     ACROSS BEIBU WAN AND THE NORTHERN PART OF
     VIETNAM.
III. FORECAST FOR 100-KILOMETER RADIUS AROUND HONG KONG
     FROM 1800 TO 0400 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  090/15-20, OCNL 25
                  TEMPO VRB/20G30 IN TS
       OFFSHORE:  090/25-30                            30-27
   B.   2000 FT:  110/25-30                            23
   C.   5000 FT:  110/30                               20
   D.  10000 FT:  110/30                               12
   E.  18000 FT:  100/25                               MS1
   F.  24000 FT:  100/25                               MS11
   G.  30000 FT:  080/20                               MS24
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      NIL.
   I. WEATHER       : 
      MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
      THUNDERSTORMS.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 1500 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: 17500 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 11600 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV.
   N. SEA STATE     : 3.5-4.5 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 27 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS.  MAINLY CLOUDY
     WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT
     FIRST.  SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.=

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


    Tropical Cyclone Warning

    At 180900 UTC, Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (1809) with central pressure 990 hectopascals was centred within 60 nautical miles of one eight point seven degrees north (18.7 N) one zero seven point two degrees east (107.2 E) and is forecast to move west at about 10 knots for the next 24 hours.

    Maximum winds near the centre are estimated to be 40 knots.

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

    Forecast position and intensity at 190900 UTC
    One nine point seven degrees north (19.7 N)
    One zero three point four degrees east (103.4 E)
    Maximum winds 25 knots.

    Forecast position and intensity at 200900 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.

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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.
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