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The weather remained gloomy for almost the rest of the month until rain stopped on 28 February and it became brighter. As winds became light, haze was reported on 29 February and visibility fell to 1 000 metres at Waglan Island in the evening.

There was only one tropical cyclone over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea in the month of February. 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 February are tabulated in Table 1.2.

Table 1.1 Warnings and signals in February 1996

Warnings. / Signals

Effective date and time

Strong Monsoon Signals

5 Feb 2300 - 7 Feb 1020 17 Feb 2300- 18 Feb 1135 19 Feb 0015 - 19 Feb 0600

Fire Danger Warnings

Yellow

Red

Yellow

Red

Yellow

Red

31 Jan 0600 -

1 Feb 0600 -

5 Feb 0600 -

6 Feb 0600 -

1 Feb 0600 5 Feb 0600 6 Feb 0600 6 Feb 1345

9 Feb 0600 - 9 Feb 1810

9 Feb 1810-12 Feb 0600

Gas Heater Alerts

1 Feb 1630 - 2 Feb 1630 - 17 Feb 1630 -

2 Feb 1120 3 Feb 0700 28 Feb 1620