+
7.
7 -
There was no tropical cyclone over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea in January.
Details of the issuance/hoisting and cancellation/lowering of various warnings/signals in the month are summarised in Table 1.1.
Monthly meteorological figures and departures from normal of January are tabulated in Table 1.2.
Table 1.1 Warnings and signals in January 1996
Warnings/Signals
Strong Monsoon Signal
Fire Danger Warnings
Effective date and time
8 Jan 1135 - 9 Jan 0745
Red
24 Dec 0605 - 2 Jan 0600
Yellow
2 Jan 0600 - 6 Jan 1320
Yellow
9 Jan 0600 - 11 Jan 0710
Yellow
14 Jan 0600- 15 Jan 0600
Yellow
19 Jan 0600- 19 Jan 1800
Yellow
20 Jan 0640 - 21 Jan 1800
Yellow
26 Jan 0600- 30 Jan 0600
Yellow
31 Jan 0600- 1 Feb 0600
Gas Heater Alerts
29 Dec 1630 I Jan 0830
19 Jan 1630 - 20 Jan 0630
26 Jan 1630 - 28 Jan 0830