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FRESHENING EASTERLIES ON DECEMBER 29 EVENTUALLY CLEARED AWAY THE LOW-LYING MIST BUT PERSISTENT RAIN RETURNED.
RAIN EASED OFF ON DECEMBER 30 AS DRIER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH A MODERATE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT AN IMPROVEMENT IN WEATHER.
THE NIGHT WAS SLIGHTLY COOLER AS A RESULT, BUT THE RETURN OF SUNNY SKIES ENSURED A MILD DAY ON DECEMBER 31.
NO TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY WAS OBSERVED IN DECEMBER OVER WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA FOLLOWING DISSIPATION OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION GAY NEAR THE RYUKYU ISLANDS ON NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 30.
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THE
THE
NO AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED IN THE MONTH AS A RESULT OF
WEATHER.
POOR
OF
DETAILS OF THE ISSUANCE/HOISTING AND CANCELLATION/LOWERING VARIOUS WARNINGS/SIGNALS IN THE MONTH ARE SUMMARISED IN TABLE 1.1. MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL TABULATED IN TABLE 1.2.
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TABLE 1 1 WARNINGS AND SIGNALS IN DECEMBER
WARNINGS / SIGNALS
STRONG MONSOON SIGNALS
EFFECTIVE DATE AND TIME
DEC 3 2300
DEC 23 0800 DEC 25 0930
DEC 4 0630 DEC 24 0300
- DEC 26 2130
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
YELLOW
DEC 6 0000
DEC 19 0600
DEC 8 2315 DEC 21 0600
DEC 25 0600
DEC 25 1800
RED
DEC 1 0000 DEC 24 0625
-
DEC 2 1645
DEC 25 0600
/TABLE 1.2