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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1987
WITH THE EASTERLIES SUBSIDING, THE WEATHER BECAME ON NOVEMBER 23. ANOTHER SURGE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON CLOUDY AND LIGHT RAIN CONDITIONS ON NOVEMBER DAYS, A WEAKENING OF THE MONSOON ALLOWED THE WEATHER FINE EXCEPT FOR A TRACE OF RAIN ON NOVEMBER 25.
MAINLY FINE BROUGHT BACK
24. FOR THE NEXT TWO TO TURN MAINLY
HAD ENTERED THE NINA BEGAN TO OVERCAST WITH
NINA TYPHOON BY THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 26, SOUTH CHINA SEA. THE OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH AFFRET HONG KONG ON NOVEMBER 27 AND THE WEATHER BECAME RAIN.
MEANWHILE, AN
EXCEPTIONALLY INTENSE CONTINENTAL ANTICYCLONE OF COLD AIR WAS OVER NORTH CHINA ASSOCIATED WITH AN EXTENSIVE AREA
OF THE MOVING RAPIDLY SOUTHWARDS. IN VIEW OF THE IMPENDING SEVERITY
ROYAL THE
OBSERVATORY HOISTED THE WINTER MONSOON,
STRONG MONSOON
27 AND ON NOVEMBER
WARNED ALL CONCERNED SIGNAL AT 3 PM
DETERIORATING CONDITIONS AT SEA DURING THE WEEKEND.
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OF THE
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THE COLD FRONT MARKING REACHED HONG KONG EARLY ON NOVEMBER 28, DROP SIGNIFICANTLY.
THE LEADING EDGE OF
CAUSING
THE
THE COLD DOME TEMPERATURE TO
MORNING OF NOVEMBER THE TEMPERATURE FALL CONTINUED UNTIL THE
AT TAI NO SHAN, THE 30 WHEN A MINIMUM OF 7.6 DEGREES WAS RECORDED.
WAS TEMPERATURE FELL TO 0.5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THAT MORNING AND PROST REPORTED.
OVERCAST AND
CONDITIONS RAINY NOVEMBER 27 CONTINUED UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH.
THE
OF THE WINTER THIS INTENSE SURGE TYPHOON NINA OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND REACH GALF FORCE ON NOVEMBER 28.
WHICH
STARTED
MONSOON WAS ENHANCED CAUSED OFFSHORE WINDS
ON
BY
ΤΟ
85 KM/H AND GUSTS
OF THIS MEAN WIND SPEED IS THE DURING A WINTER MONSOON IN
AN HOURLY MEAN WIND SPEED OF LOCALLY, 110 KM/H WERE RECORDED AT WAGLAN ISLAND. HIGHEST EVER RECORDED AT WAGLAN ISLAND HONG HÙNG.
WAGLAN ISLAND SANK DURING THE STRONG A FISHING VESSÃI. OFF
WERE WINDS AND HEAVY SEAS. THREE PEOPLE WERE MISSING WHILE 10 OTHERS RESCUED.
FERRY WERE WINDOWS ON BOARD
MACAU-BOUND FLOODING THE ENGINE ROOM AND IMMOBILISING THE FERRY.
A
ALSO
SMASHED,
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A MACAU-BOUND BARGE, ITS TUG BOAT AND THE ON BOARD WERE REPORTED MISSING.
SEVEN CREW MEMBERS
PLACES, CAUSING SEVEN
LOCALLY, WINDS WERE STRONG IN EXPOSED PEOPLE IN WONG TAI SIN TO BE BLOWN DOWN AND INJURED.
ALONG TUEN MUN ROAD AND
PEAK ROAD, TOPS OF CASTLE
SEVERAL
AND
BLOWN 10 MOTORCYCLES OVER LORRIES WERE BLOWN OFF
OVERTURNED.
CAUSING THEIR DOWN TREES AND OTHER DEBRIS LITTERED THE TWO HIGHWAYS,
PART OF THE BRIEF CLOSURE AND PARALYSING THE TRAFFIC IN THE WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES.
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