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PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS


 
AT 7 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 PER
CENT.


 
TYPHOON GAEMI WILL MAKE LANDFALL OVER THE COAST OF FUJIAN
SHORTLY, AND THEN ENTER THE INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN
CHINA, MAINTAINING A DISTANCE OF OVER 500 KILOMETRES FROM
HONG KONG. UNLESS GAEMI ADOPTS A MORE WESTERLY TRACK AFTER
MAKING LANDFALL OVER FUJIAN, ITS CIRCULATION WILL BE
RELATIVELY FAR FROM THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AND THE CHANCE
OF ISSUING TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL IS RELATIVELY
LOW. MEANWHILE, A STRONG SOUTHWEST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA. THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL IS NOW IN FORCE.
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON, WINDS WILL BE
STRONG OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, OCCASIONALLY REACHING
GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. A FEW SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WERE EXPECTED, WITH MORE SHOWERS AT
FIRST TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT
TIMES, IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST.


 
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:


 
THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. PROLONGED
HEAT ALERT! PLEASE DRINK SUFFICIENT WATER. IF FEELING
UNWELL, TAKE REST OR SEEK HELP IMMEDIATELY. IF NEEDED, SEEK
MEDICAL ADVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.


 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:


 
KING'S PARK                 31 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 33 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 32 DEGREES;
TAI PO 34 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 31 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 31 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 31 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 32 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 29 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 32 DEGREES;
TSING YI 31 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 32 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 30 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 31 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 30 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 31 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 32 DEGREES;
STANLEY 30 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 31 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 31 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 31 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 33 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 31 DEGREES.


 
HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TYPHOON GAEMI AT 6 P.M.:
LOCATION: 25.3 DEGREES NORTH, 119.6 DEGREES EAST.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:02 HKT ON 25.07.2024

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