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PRESS WEATHER NO. 246 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS

 
AT 7 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 PER
CENT.
 
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.
THOUGH RAINSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED, PEOPLE SHOULD
STAY ALERT TO THE DANGER THAT MAY BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY RIVER
FLOODING.
 
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:
 
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 26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 26 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 27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 25 DEGREES;
STANLEY 26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 26 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 25 DEGREES.
 
BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 P.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:
 
 
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 22 MM;
YUEN LONG 2 TO 19 MM;
TUEN MUN 4 TO 13 MM;
SHA TIN 0 TO 9 MM;
TAI PO 0 TO 6 MM;
TSUEN WAN 1 TO 6 MM;
WONG TAI SIN 1 TO 5 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT 0 TO 3 MM;
SAI KUNG 0 TO 3 MM;
WAN CHAI 3 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 0 TO 2 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT 1 TO 2 MM;
KWAI TSING 0 TO 2 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 0 TO 2 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 1 TO 2 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG 1 MM.
 
HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SUPER TYPHOON HAIMA AT 7 P.M.:
LOCATION: 17.1 DEGREES NORTH, 123.4 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:33 HKT ON 19.10.2016
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