HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 6 A.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.

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 24 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              23 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 23 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                24 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      24 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     24 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    24 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               24 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    24 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                26 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    24 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   23 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           23 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  23 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              24 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                24 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                24 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                24 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              23 DEGREES.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TYPHOON HAIMA AT 5 A.M.:
LOCATION: 17.7 DEGREES NORTH, 120.8 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:02 HKT ON 20.10.2016