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HOWEVER, MOST OF THE HILL FIRES OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 28 AND 29 WHEN OVER 30 CASES WERE REPORTED OVER THE TWO-DAY PERIOD.
THE ATMOSPHERE MOISTENED UP AS WARMER MARITIME AIR AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH.
THERE WERE FIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NOVEMBER, OF WHICH FOUR
THE SPENT THEIR ENTIRE DURATION OVER
WATERS OF THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC.
THE REMAINING ONE WAS FORREST WHICH ENTERED THE GULF OF BAY OF THAILAND AND SUBSEQUENTLY REACHED TYPHOON INTENSITY OVER THE BENGAL.
WAS FORREST
ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THE DETERIORATION OTHERWISE FINE WEATHER IN HONG KONG ON NOVEMBER 14 AND 15.
OF THE
DETAILS OF THE ISSUE/HOISTING AND CANCELLATION/LOWERING OF VARIOUS WARNINGS/SIGNALS IN THE MONTH ARE SUMMARISED
TABLE 1.1. IN
MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL ARE TABULATED IN TABLE 1.2.
TABLE 1.1 WARNINGS AND SIGNALS IN NOVEMBER
WARNINGS / SIGNALS
EFFECTIVE DATE & TIME
STRONG MONSOON SIGNALS
NOV
1.
1700 NOV 8 1730 NOV 16, 2300
1
NOV 2. 1515 NOV 10, 0945 NOV 17, 0455
NOV 19,
2315 NOV 26, 2240
H
NOV 21, 0500
NOV 27, 0745
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
YELLOW
RED
NOV 8,
0600
NOV 14, 0615 NOV 22, 0600 NOV 27, 0600 NOV 30, 0610
NOV 8, 1450 NOV 14, 0955 NOV 26, 0615 NOV 29, 0600 DEC
NOV NOV
2.
0600 0615
-
NOV
1.
0600
2. 1800
NOV 13, 0600
NOV 12, 0600 NOV 14, 0615
NOV 20, 0615
NOV 22, 0600
NOV 26, 0615 NOV 29. 0600
NOV 27, 0600
NOV 30, 0610
/TABLE 1.2