Tropical Storm Kammuri

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2002-10-03

Typhoon Signal Number One (Stand By) was hoisted at 09:50 HKT on 3rd August 2002.
All Typhoon Signals were lowered at 11:30 HKT on 5th August 2002.
Strong Monsoon signal was hoisted at 01:00 HKT on 6th August 2002.

Since I awoke this morning it has been very dull outside with a dense
overcast. Rain has been fairly constant for the past few hours but there
have been a couple of brief breaks. There has been no wind to speak of.
All agencies are now forecasting TD16W to pass well to our east so I am
expecting only outer rainbands here.
Here is the latest warning from the Observatory:
======
Bulletin issued at 10:34 HKT 03/Aug/2002
TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN

Here is the latest Tropical Cyclone Advisory Bulletin
issued by the Hong Kong Observatory.

A Tropical Cyclone Alert is now in effect and the Standby Signal,
No. 1 was issued at 0950 a.m.
This means that a Tropical Cyclone now centred within about 800
kilometres of Hong Kong may affect us.

At 10 a.m. the centre of Tropical Depression in the northeastern
part of the South China sea was estimated to be about 390
kilometres east-southeast of Hong Kong (near 20.8 degrees north
117.6 degrees east) and is forecast to move north-northwest at
about 8 kilometres per hour towards the eastern part of Guangdong.

As the tropical depression is still some distance from Hong Kong.
The threat of strong winds locally is not high today. The chance
of issuing the Strong Wind signal No.3 is rather low.

The outer rainbands of the tropical depression is beginning to
affect Hong Kong and there will be scattered showers today.
(Precautionary Announcements with No. 1 Signal)
(1)
Some precautions against damage should be taken now, gutters and
drains should be cleared of obstructions. Hinges, bolts, locks
and shutters of windows and doors should be checked.
(2)
Listen to your radio or watch your TV for further weather
information.
(3)
If you are planning to visit Macau, any of the off-shore
islands or remote parts of Hong Kong, you are reminded that
changes in weather may affect your plans.
(4)
Since the sea state may be very rough, you are advised to stay
away from the shoreline and not to engage in water sports.
============

Phil
<><

The rain has eased off but we are still under the outer cloudbands so it is
still a dull day here. No wind worth mentioning.
Pressure is dropping significantly as you can see at
http://www.drdisk.com.hk/images/shapre020803.png which I saved a couple of
minutes ago.
Warnings from the HKO are the same as my last post.
Obs here at present are: 30.7C, 71%, HIndex 37.1C, 999.0 HPa, Wind from N at
14.0 km/h (on 10-min avge), 8/8 cloud.
Phil
<><

We have seen several brief patches of sun shining through since lunch time.
And a few small patches of blue sky where the sun didn't make it also
scurried swiftly across. (Yeah, I know it was the clouds doing the
scurrying and the blue bits were what was left in between them, but it
sounded a good way to say it).
But most of the time it has been solid 8/8 high cloud with great massive
grey clouds racing across the sky much lower down from North to South. Down
here at ground level the wind is from the N, but the speed is only 8 km/h.
The clouds appear to be racing much faster than that.
Pressure is now down to 997.5 HPa. Other obs at the moment are 29.0C, 78%,
HIndex 34.3C.
AT 1700 HKT (0900Z) 16W was 280 km southeast of here and heading northwest
at 12 km/h.
There's not been any rain since lunchtime, but the Thunderstorm Warning was
hoisted at 1645 with not the slightest sign of a thunderstorm anywhere
around. (My kids won't be happy: they went to the swimming pool at 1630 and
would have been kicked out after only a few minutes in the water. They must
have gone someplace else, because they haven't turned up back here yet at
1744.)
I spoke too soon. As I typed there was a bright flash, a great crackle of
thunder and the rain started streaming down at 1746.
More later.
Phil
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Just after completing the last e-mail, it suddenly became so dark that all
the street lights came on. Then visibility dropped to less than 200 metres
because of the driving rain. The wind here was strong enough to cause the
whole building to shudder, but it only lasted at that strength for about a
minute or so. The highest wind recorded (10-minute avge.) for Shatin was 21
km/h. There is no provision for recording gusts.
After that one wild squall it became pretty quiet again with just
alternating rain and no rain as the rainbands came and went.
Other obs at 23:20 were 27.8C, 81%, 998.2 HPa, wind from N at 9.0 km/h
It's all pretty quiet now so I'm going to bed.
More tomorrow.
Phil
<><

Around midnight I looked at the pages of all the agencies and discovered
that they were mostly predicting a direct hit on HK by TD 16W.
I therefore commenced a page at http://www.drdisk.com.hk/kammuri.htm to
write up details on this storm. At the moment, about all that is in it are
the captures I made at 06:30 local time this morning of the graphs from the
HKO local AWS here.
During the night there was not sufficient wind or rain to awaken me.
This morning I am looking out the window at a cloud-filled sky with the
clouds moving rapidly from North to South. The trees on the hillside are
swaying, but not wildly. There is no rain at the moment.
Obs at 07:00 are pasted below (if your e-mail views as HTML they should
format into a table, if not they may appear as a mess):
<PRE>
Date/Time: 4/8/2002 07:00
Station Temp RH Max/Min Dir/Speed Barometer HI
(C) (%) (C) (km/h) (hPa) (C)
----------------------------------------------------------
HK Observatory 27.2 82 27.5/26.2 ---/----- 994.6
King's Park 27.1 77 ----/---- N / 19.4 994.2
Wong Chuk Hang 27.6 75 27.6/26.1 VRB/ 15.0 ------
Ta Kwu Ling 26.8 91 27.3/26.4 ---/ 19.0 995.0
Lau Fau Shan 27.2 83 27.3/26.7 N / 27.0 995.0
Tai Po 28.7 70 29.1/28.6 ---/----- 995.0 32.1
Sha Tin 27.8 78 28.5/27.4 N / 17.0 994.6
Tuen Mun 27.3 83 27.3/26.7 N / 6.0 ------
Tseung Kwan O 26.3 86 26.3/25.4 N / 12.0 ------
Sai Kung 26.5 85 27.4/26.2 N / 25.0 ------
Cheung Chau 26.0 84 26.0/25.4 N / 40.0 994.2
Chek Lap Kok 27.8 79 28.1/27.3 N / 23.0 995.2
Tsing Yi 27.3 74 27.4/27.0 N / 29.0 ------
Shek Kong 26.7 93 26.7/26.2 ---/----- 995.0
</PRE>
I live in Sha Tin where the wind is a steady 17.0 km/h from the North and
the Temp is 27.8C and the RH 78%. The pressure has fallen to 994.6 HPa
Here is this morning's warning from the HKO:
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Bulletin issued at 06:57 HKT 04/Aug/2002
TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN

Here is the latest Tropical Cyclone Advisory Bulletin
issued by the Hong Kong Observatory.

A Tropical Cyclone Alert is now in effect and the Standby Signal,
No. 1 has been issued.
This means that a Tropical Cyclone now centred within about 800
kilometres of Hong Kong may affect us.

At 7 a.m., Tropical Storm Kammuri in the northern part of
the South China Sea was estimated to be about 190 kilometres
south-southeast of Hong Kong (near 20.7 degrees north 114.7
degrees east). It is forecast to move northwest at about 8
kilometres per hour towards the coast of Guangdong.

During the past few hours, Tropical Storm Kammuri stopped
moving west and showed signs of changing its direction of
movement. With the approach of Kammuri, winds inside the
harbour will strengthen and the Observatory may have to
consider issuing the Strong Wind Signal No.3 later today.

(Precautionary Announcements with No. 1 Signal)
(1)
Some precautions against damage should be taken now, gutters and
drains should be cleared of obstructions. Hinges, bolts, locks
and shutters of windows and doors should be checked.
(2)
If you are planning to visit Macau, any of the off-shore
islands or remote parts of Hong Kong, you are reminded that
changes in weather may affect your plans.
(3)
Since sea state may be very rough, you are advised to stay
away from the shoreline and not to engage in water sports.
(4)
Owners of small craft should ensure that their moorings are in
good conditions and adequate, and take any precautions they
consider necessary.
(5)
Listen to your radio or watch your TV for further weather
information.
========
It's now time for me to get ready to go to church.
More later.
Phil
<><

From: "Phil Smith"
To: "_Cyclone Chat Group"
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 14:25:02 +0800
Subject: Re: TS Kammuri slides to the south of Hong Kong

Back from church and lunch now. Rain has been more or less steady all
morning with just a few brief breaks.
There has been a little bit of gusty wind, but not really much to speak
of.
Steady light rain at present falling straight down (no wind) and limiting
visibility to about 800 metres.
14:00 obs from various parts of HK are:
<PRE>
Date/Time: 4/8/2002 14:00
Station       Temp RH   Max/Min Dir/Speed Barometer HI
              (C) (%)   (C)     (km/h)   (hPa)    (C)
----------------------------------------------------------
HK Observatory 27.1 89 27.8/26.0 ---/----- 992.3
King's Park   27.1 84 ----/---- N / 16.9 992.0
Wong Chuk Hang 27.3 84 28.3/26.1 E / 23.0 ------
Ta Kwu Ling   26.3 97 29.6/26.2 ---/ 13.0 992.7
Lau Fau Shan   29.3 74 29.6/26.7 N / 32.0 992.0    34.2
Tai Po         28.6 77 29.5/26.9 ---/----- 992.7   33.1
Sha Tin       27.9 84 28.6/26.3 N / 13.0 992.5
Tuen Mun       28.9 79 29.7/26.4 N / 10.0 ------    34.3
Tseung Kwan O 26.3 92 27.5/25.4 N / 15.0 ------
Sai Kung       26.7 88 28.0/25.5 N / 29.0 ------
Cheung Chau   27.5 83 28.5/25.4 N / 27.0 991.8
Chek Lap Kok   28.3 87 31.5/26.6 E / 16.0 992.3    34.1
Tsing Yi       27.9 78 29.2/26.1 N / 26.0 ------
Shek Kong     26.9 98 29.5/26.1 ---/----- 992.4
</PRE>
Here in Sha Tin where I live the wind is measured at 13.0 km/h from the
North but it is calm outside my windows. There isn't a leaf stirring on
the trees ATM. Temp is 27.9C, RH is 84%, presure is now down to 992.5
HPa.
The heavy clouds are still racing across the sky from N to S and while
typing only a couple of sentences the rain has stopped and I can see
clear to the mountains.
Latest warning from the HKO is pasted:
==============
Bulletin issued at 14:06 HKT 04/Aug/2002
TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN

Here is the latest Tropical Cyclone Advisory Bulletin
issued by the Hong Kong Observatory.

A Tropical Cyclone Alert is now in effect and the Standby Signal,
No. 1 has been issued.
This means that a Tropical Cyclone now centred within about 800
kilometres of Hong Kong may affect us.

At 2 p.m., Tropical Storm Kammuri was estimated to be about
170 kilometres south-southeast of Hong Kong (near 21.0
degrees north 115.0 degrees east). It is forecast to move on
a northerly track at about 8 kilometres per hour edging towards
the coast of Guangdong.

During the past one to two hours, Tropical Storm Kammuri
appeared to move on a more northerly track. When Kammuri edges
closer to Hong Kong later today, winds inside the harbour will
strengthen and issuance of the Strong Wind Signal No.3 may be
needed.
(1)
Some precautions against damage should be taken now, gutters and
drains should be cleared of obstructions. Hinges, bolts, locks
and shutters of windows and doors should be checked.
(2)
People living in wooden huts and in low-lying areas should take
necessary precautions against strong winds and flooding.
(3)
If you are planning to visit Macau, any of the off-shore
islands or remote parts of Hong Kong, you are reminded that
changes in weather may affect your plans.
(4)
Since sea state may be rough, you are advised to stay
away from the shoreline and not to engage in water sports.
(5)
Owners of shop signs, advertisements and TV aerials which
overhang public thoroughfares or which are situated on tops of
buildings should make sure that the fastenings and framework of
these structures are secured.
(6)
Listen to your radio or watch your TV for further weather
information.
================
As there is really not much danger from the wind at present,
I suspect it will be a while yet before Signal number Three is hoisted.
More later.
Phil
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From: "Phil Smith"
To: "_Cyclone Chat Group"
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 20:42:52 +0800
Subject: Saturday evening report from HK

The centre of Tropical Storm KAMMURI is currently about 129 km (81 miles)
South East of here.
Still only Typhoon Signal One (Stand By) here at 20:00. That's
surprising, as I have just been outside in it and nearly blown away. I
went up to the Baptist University Quarters up on top of the mountain
overlooking our home and at about 19:00 up there it was blowing so hard
that it was difficult to stand still without holding on to something.
The rain was torrential and blowing almost horizontally in under the
carport.
As we came back down the hill there had already been one very minor
landslide and the road was flooded in many places. Maximum wind speed
recored at Sha Tin AWS (down in the rather sheltered valley) was only 24
km/h.
By 19:30 the rain had stopped again and the wind had died down.
All afternoon there has been one squall following another.
I have just added the graphs from the HKO's AWS to my page at
http://www.drdisk.com.hk/kammuri.htm for those interested in the details.
I shall attempt to add some written details to the page a little later.

Obs at 20:10 for all parts of HK were:
<PRE>
Date/Time: 4/8/2002 20:10
Station       Temp RH   Max/Min Dir/Speed Barometer HI
              (C) (%)   (C)     (km/h)   (hPa)    (C)
----------------------------------------------------------
HK Observatory 26.7 89 28.4/25.9 ---/----- 991.2
King's Park   26.7 82 ----/---- N / 17.3 990.9
Wong Chuk Hang 27.2 80 28.8/26.1 VRB/ 10.0 ------
Ta Kwu Ling   28.5 85 29.6/26.2 ---/ 22.0 991.5    34.3
Lau Fau Shan   28.6 75 29.6/26.2 N / 35.0 991.3    32.7
Tai Po         29.3 67 30.3/26.9 ---/----- 991.4   32.8
Sha Tin       27.4 84 29.4/26.3 N / 12.0 991.4
Tuen Mun       29.2 71 29.9/26.4 N / 11.0 ------    33.4
Tseung Kwan O 26.1 89 27.5/25.4 N / 15.0 ------
Sai Kung       26.4 88 28.8/25.5 N / 24.0 ------
Cheung Chau   26.6 82 28.5/25.4 N / 21.0 991.3
Chek Lap Kok   29.6 67 31.5/26.6 N / 16.0 991.7    33.4
Tsing Yi       27.5 77 29.2/26.1 N / 13.0 ------
Shek Kong     28.0 86 29.5/26.1 ---/----- 991.3    33.1
</PRE>
Here is the most recent HKO warning:
==============
Bulletin issued at 19:46 HKT 04/Aug/2002
TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN

Here is the latest Tropical Cyclone Advisory Bulletin
issued by the Hong Kong Observatory.

A Tropical Cyclone Alert is now in effect and the Standby Signal,
No. 1 has been issued.
This means that a Tropical Cyclone now centred within about 800
kilometres of Hong Kong may affect us.

At 8 p.m., Tropical Storm Kammuri was estimated to be about
130 kilometres southeast of Hong Kong (near 21.6 degrees
north 115.2 degrees east). It is forecast to move north at
about 10 kilometres per hour edging towards the coast of
Guangdong.
===============
And here is their previous Bulletin:
=================
Bulletin issued at 19:10 HKT 04/Aug/2002 TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN

Here is the latest Tropical Cyclone Advisory Bulletin
issued by the Hong Kong Observatory.

A Tropical Cyclone Alert is now in effect and the Standby Signal,
No. 1 has been issued.
This means that a Tropical Cyclone now centred within about 800
kilometres of Hong Kong may affect us.

At 7 p.m., Tropical Storm Kammuri was estimated to be about
140 kilometres southeast of Hong Kong (near 21.5 degrees
north 115.2 degrees east). It is forecast to move north at
about 10 kilometres per hour edging towards the coast of
Guangdong.

Winds over Hong Kong now are generally northerlies. Although
Kammuri is edging closer slowly, winds inside the harbour have
not yet strengthened significantly due to terrain sheltering.

According to the present forecast track for Kammuri, issuance
of the Strong Wind Signal No.3 may still be required overnight.

During the past hour, the mean wind speed recorded at Waglan
Island was 52 kilometres per hour and that recorded at Cheung
Chau was 31 kilometres per hour.
(1)
Some precautions against damage should be taken now, gutters and
drains should be cleared of obstructions. Hinges, bolts, locks
and shutters of windows and doors should be checked.
(2)
People living in wooden huts and in low-lying areas should take
necessary precautions against strong winds and flooding.
(3)
If you are planning to visit Macau, any of the off-shore
islands or remote parts of Hong Kong, you are reminded that
changes in weather may affect your plans.
(4)
Listen to your radio or watch your TV for further weather
information.
=================

The observatory's most recent forecast track places the
storm closest to HK at about 09:00 or 10:00 tomorrow morning local
time.
More later.
Phil
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From: "Phil Smith"
To: "_Cyclone Chat Group"
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 07:59:27 +0800
Subject: 16W Kammuri upgraded to STS

Both JMA and HKO have upgraded storm 16W KAMMURI to a Severe Tropical
Storm. It should soon make landfall near Shanwei, China.
Its centre is currently about 177 km (110 miles) ENE of here.
The wind got noisy enough to wake me a couple of times during the night,
but I think that was because neighbours had not "battened down their
hatches" and loose objects were clattering about. Certainly there has
not been another wind peak recorded to equal the squall I mentioned last
night.
This morning I awoke around 06:00 and noticed that the low clouds were
now scudding across from West to East. The higher clouds above them are
moving from South to North. I looked at the AWS and it claimed the wind
was from the North! I looked out at the trees, which were swaying
mightily, and they clearly indicated a Westerly wind. It took nearly an
hour for the AWS to catch up with the wind direction. See my posting at
http://www.weather.org.hk/discus/messages/1/3750.html?MondayAugust5200207
37am where several AWS outputs have been captured. (You may have to cut
and paste and reassemble that URL, depending on your e-mail program).
The wind is now variable from the West to the South West judging from the
clouds and the trees, since the AWS appears to be erratic.
After I send this, I shall update the graphs on my page at
http://www.drdisk.com.hk/kammuri.htm and I may start to add some written
reports there, if I get time.
Since 06:00 there has been one brief squall but all is quiet at the
moment.
Here are the current obs for all of HK:
<PRE>
Date/Time: 5/8/2002 07:40
Station       Temp RH   Max/Min Dir/Speed Barometer HI
              (C) (%)   (C)     (km/h)   (hPa)    (C)
----------------------------------------------------------
HK Observatory 26.8 83 27.8/25.1 ---/----- 992.4
King's Park   26.4 80 ----/---- W / 11.9 992.2
Wong Chuk Hang 27.3 79 27.7/25.7 N / 14.0 ------
Ta Kwu Ling   25.3 96 27.3/24.4 ---/ 6.0 992.2
Lau Fau Shan   27.5 79 27.8/26.0 N / 41.0 992.0
Tai Po         27.4 77 28.2/26.0 ---/----- 992.0
Sha Tin       27.6 76 27.6/25.7 VRB/ 8.0 992.4
Tuen Mun       27.4 83 27.9/25.8 N / 15.0 ------
Tseung Kwan O 25.7 90 26.7/24.8 S / 7.0 ------
Sai Kung       27.2 76 27.3/25.2 W / 17.0 ------
Cheung Chau   25.9 83 26.5/24.7 N / 38.0 992.5
Chek Lap Kok   27.7 80 28.2/27.0 W / 30.0 992.7
Tsing Yi       ---- --- ----/---- ---/----- ------
Shek Kong     25.6 99 27.6/24.6 ---/----- 992.4

</PRE>
As you can see the wind at Sha Tin is described as VRB (variable) which
is in agreement with my visual obs. It is varying constantly between W
and SW.
And here is the latest HKO warning:
===============
Bulletin issued at 06:57 HKT 05/Aug/2002
TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN

Here is the latest Tropical Cyclone Advisory Bulletin
issued by the Hong Kong Observatory.

A Tropical Cyclone Alert is now in effect and the Standby Signal,
No. 1 has been issued.

At 7 a.m., Severe Tropical Storm Kammuri was estimated to
be about 180 kilometres east-northeast of Hong Kong (near
22.9 degrees north 115.8 degrees east). It is forecast to
move north-northeast at about 14 kilometres per hour into
inland Guangdong.

Kammuri is making landfall near Shanwei and will weaken gradually over
land. The chance of Hong Kong being affected by general strong winds
and hence the chance of the Strong Wind Signal No.3 gradually diminish.

As the active southwesterly monsoon associated with
Kammuri will affect Hong Kong later today, local weather is
expected to deteriorate with squalls and heavy rain.

(1)
Listen to your radio or watch your TV for further weather
information.
===============
My expectation would be that the Typhoon Signal Number One (Stand By) may
be replaced by the Strong Monsoon Signal (meaning Gale Force Winds) at
some stage during the day today.
More later.
Phil
<><
HKO Shatin AWS display graphs as at 06:30 HKT on 5th August 2002:

From: "Phil Smith"
To: "_Cyclone Chat Group"
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 13:22:42 +0800
Subject: Last report on Kammuri from HK

The whole sky is covered with thin high cloud and hardly any clouds are
blowing across at lower levels. The trees outside my window are
perfectly still with not a leaf stirring.
I think it's all over.
HKO lowered all signals at 11:30.
Here's the latest obs:
<PRE>
Date/Time: 5/8/2002 13:00
Station       Temp RH   Max/Min Dir/Speed Barometer HI
              (C) (%)   (C)     (km/h)   (hPa)    (C)
----------------------------------------------------------
HK Observatory 28.9 73 29.0/25.1 ---/----- 994.1   33.1
King's Park   28.9 72 ----/---- W / 11.2 993.7    32.9
Wong Chuk Hang 28.6 81 28.7/25.7 N / 16.0 ------   33.8
Ta Kwu Ling   29.2 88 29.2/24.4 ---/ 12.0 993.5    37.3
Lau Fau Shan   28.6 81 28.8/26.0 W / 21.0 993.7    33.8
Tai Po         29.4 68 29.4/26.0 ---/----- 993.5   33.2
Sha Tin       29.4 73 29.5/25.7 S / 8.0 994.0   34.3
Tuen Mun       29.6 70 30.0/25.8 N / 21.0 ------    34.1
Tseung Kwan O 27.7 82 28.0/24.8 S / 5.0 ------
Sai Kung       28.8 77 28.8/25.2 W / 9.0 ------   33.6
Cheung Chau   27.6 88 29.1/24.7 W / 33.0 994.3
Chek Lap Kok   30.2 69 30.6/26.8 N / 9.0 994.2    35.3
Tsing Yi       ---- --- ----/---- ---/----- ------
Shek Kong     29.8 82 29.8/24.6 ---/----- 993.7    37.6
</PRE>
And the Final warning from the HKO is pasted below:
===============
Bulletin issued at 12:05 HKT 05/Aug/2002
Here is the latest Tropical Cyclone Bulletin issued by the
Hong Kong Observatory.

All signals were cancelled at 11:30 a.m.

Kammuri is weakening quickly and continue to move away from Hong
Kong.

The active southwesterly monsoon associated with Kammuri will
affect Hong Kong later today, local weather will deteriorate
with squalls and heavy rain.
===============
The thunderstorm warning was hoisted at 13:05 and there are just a few
spots of rain sprinkling down now.
As I said above, all is quiet, I think it is all over.
This will be the last report on this storm unless something exceptional
occurs.
Phil
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From: "Phil Smith"
To: "_Cyclone Chat Group"
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 07:20:28 +0800
Subject: Further Kammuri report from HK

After a quiet day and evening with only a few minor thunder squalls, I
was awoken several times in the early hours of this morning by wild winds
and driving rain on the South facing window of our bedroom.
The HKO hoisted the Strong Monsoon Signal at 01:00 this morning.
The Thunderstorm warning was hoisted at 01:10 and the Amber Rainstorm
Warning at 06:10.
I have added the 06:30 captures of the Sha Tin AWS 24-hour graphs to the
page at http://www.drdisk.com.hk/kammuri.htm to show an interesting
comparison with the earlier captures.
Here are the 06:30 obs from HK stations:
<PRE>
Date/Time: 6/8/2002 06:30
Station       Temp RH   Max/Min Dir/Speed Barometer HI
              (C) (%)   (C)     (km/h)   (hPa)    (C)
----------------------------------------------------------
HK Observatory 27.8 85 28.6/27.3 ---/----- 998.3
King's Park   ---- --- ----/---- S / 20.0 ------
Wong Chuk Hang 27.7 86 27.8/26.7 N / 16.0 ------
Ta Kwu Ling   26.1 98 27.1/25.7 ---/ 8.0 998.2
Lau Fau Shan   26.2 97 27.2/25.2 S / 24.0 998.2
Tai Po         26.2 87 28.7/26.1 ---/----- 998.3
Sha Tin       25.7 97 28.1/25.6 S / 13.0 998.6
Tuen Mun       25.9 100 27.6/25.4 S / 16.0 ------
Tseung Kwan O 27.7 84 27.9/26.5 S / 12.0 ------
Sai Kung       27.4 86 28.2/27.0 S / 15.0 ------
Cheung Chau   26.2 95 26.4/25.9 S / 41.0 998.6
Chek Lap Kok   24.6 94 28.4/24.6 S / 51.0 999.1
Tsing Yi       ---- --- ----/---- ---/----- ------
Shek Kong     25.7 99 27.3/25.7 ---/----- 998.3
</PRE>
Here at Sha Tin the Southerly wind had dropped to 13.0 km/h after having
been at 35 km/h at 02:00. Meanwhile, Chek Lap Kok has winds of 51.0 km/h
which is its highest 10 minute average wind speed in the past 24 hours.
It looks like the Tsing Yi AWS has been knocked out altogether.
As I type, the Sha Tin wind speed has increased to 25 km/h, the rain is
belting the window so hard you can hardly hear anything else inside the
flat, and lightning is flashing at a rate of about one visible flash per
second. As to the thunder, only the very closest Flangs can be heard
above the noise of the rain.
Looking at the animated satpic, the circulation of Kammuri is gradually
being replaced by the straight-on SW Monsoon. So it's hard to say
whether we can attribute the current conditions to Kammuri or not.

I may do another report later if necessary.

Phil
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HKO Shatin AWS display graphs as at 06:30 HKT on 6th August 2002:

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Tropical Storm Kammuri (16W) {1212} Predicted to be a direct hit on Hong Kong on 4th August 2002