PRESS WEATHER NO. 220 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:03 HKT ON 19.10.2016
AT 6 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.0. 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 RED 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 25 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 24 DEGREES;
TAI PO 25 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 25 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 25 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 26 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 25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 25 DEGREES;
STANLEY 25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 25 DEGREES.
BETWEEN 4:45 AND 5:45 P.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:
KWAI TSING 20 TO 49 MM;
YUEN LONG 14 TO 49 MM;
TSUEN WAN 25 TO 48 MM;
TAI PO 0 TO 35 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 34 MM;
TUEN MUN 4 TO 27 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 10 TO 27 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT 0 TO 21 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 5 TO 15 MM;
SHA TIN 4 TO 15 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 0 TO 13 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG 5 TO 13 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 0 TO 5 MM;
WAN CHAI 2 TO 4 MM;
SAI KUNG 0 TO 2 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT 0 TO 1 MM;
WONG TAI SIN 0 TO 1 MM;
KWUN TONG 0 TO 1 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 18:03 HKT ON 19.10.2016
Ends/Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Issued at HKT 18:03
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