HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 4 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 98 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE HAIMA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART
OF LUZON AND ENTER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ON THURSDAY MORNING.
THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 BY THEN.
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, HAIMA WILL EDGE
CLOSER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG ON FRIDAY, AND MAY SKIRT
WITHIN 100 KILOMETERS OF HONG KONG, POSING A THREAT TO THE
TERRITORY. THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE
SIGNIFICANTLY ON FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE FREQUENT SQUALLS AND
HEAVY RAIN. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD REMAIN VIGILANT AND TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS AS
EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

GUSTS REACHING 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY AFFECT
HONG KONG.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE LANDSLIP WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF FLOODING IN NORTHERN NEW
TERRITORIES HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              24 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                25 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      25 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                27 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    25 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  25 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              24 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                25 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                25 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     24 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              26 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 2:45 AND 3:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT              24 TO 102 MM;
WAN CHAI                        67 TO 89 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 79 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                16 TO 77 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                    36 TO 73 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                   55 TO 67 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT      19 TO 64 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                    45 TO 56 MM;
SHA TIN                         16 TO 51 MM;
KWAI TSING                      25 TO 46 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                    31 TO 45 MM;
KWUN TONG                       24 TO 41 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        7 TO 33 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 26 MM;
YUEN LONG                        3 TO 25 MM;
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 17 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   2 TO 14 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SUPER TYPHOON HAIMA AT 4 P.M.:
LOCATION: 16.9 DEGREES NORTH, 124.3 DEGREES EAST.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM SARIKA AT 4 P.M.:
LOCATION: 21.7 DEGREES NORTH, 108.1 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:21 HKT ON 19.10.2016