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Weather Forecast for Local Aviation

Bulletin issued at 17:30 HKT 02/SEP/2010
I.   SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WITHIN 100 KILOMETER RADIUS OF H.K :
     ISOL CUNIM/TS AND ASSOCIATED HAZARDS
II.  SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER SITUATION :
     THE RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM
     LIONROCK ARE AFFECTING SOUTHEASTERN CHINA AND
     ADJACENT WATERS. AT 4 P.M., TROPICAL STORM
     LIONROCK WAS CENTRED NEAR 24.1 DEGREES NORTH,
     115.8 DEGREES EAST.  IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST
     AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS,MOVING INLAND AND WEAKEN
     GRADUALLY.
III. FORECAST FOR 100-KILOMETER RADIUS AROUND HONG KONG
     FROM 1800 TO 0400 HKT:
             WIND                           TEMPERATURE (DEG. C)
   A.   SURFACE:  270/10-15
                  BEC 230/15
                  TEMPO VRB/20G30 IN TS
       OFFSHORE:  260/15-20
                  BEC 230/15-20                        30-26
   B.   2000 FT:  270/15-20                            26
   C.   5000 FT:  320/10                               19
   D.  10000 FT:  240/10                               12
   E.  18000 FT:  360/20                               MS3
   F.  24000 FT:  350/10                               MS13
   G.  30000 FT:  320/10                               MS26
   H. INVERSION LEVEL(S) (ONLY WHEN BELOW 5000 FEET) : 
      NIL
   I. WEATHER       : 
      CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND LOCALIZED HAZE/MIST.
      ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
   J. CLOUD (HEIGHT ABOVE MSL) : 
      FEW 3000 FT SCT 4000 FT BKN 7000 FT TEMPO FEW
      600 FT SCT CB 1200 FT BKN 4000 FT
   K. VISIBILITY    : 7 KM.  TEMPO 4000 M IN SHOWERS/HAZE/MIST. TEMPO 1500 M IN TS.
   L. 0 DEG. C LEVEL: 17000 FT      10 DEG. C LEVEL(S) : 10200 FT
   M. TURBULENCE    : MOD TO SEV NEAR CUNIM/TS. MOD AT LOW LEVELS.
   N. SEA STATE     : 2.0-2.5 M     SEA TEMPERATURE    : 28 DEG
IV.  FURTHER OUTLOOK: 
     MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
     OCCASIONAL STRONG OFFSHORE.  CLOUDY WITH
     SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH
     SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS=
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