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二零零八熱帶氣旋tropical Cyclones in 2008 二零零八熱 帶 氣 旋 TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2008 HONG KONG OBSERVATORY TRACKS OF TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2008 "# VONGFONG (), AUG !" # Daily Positions at 00 UTC(08 HKT), ) the number in the symbol represents PHANFONE the date of the month KALMAEGI AUG JUL +, Intermediate 6-hourly Positions *& Typhoon () &' BAVI Severe Tropical Storm OCT &' ! SINLAKU Tropical Storm SEP $% Tropical Depression ,-. NAKRI +JUN .0(0820) 45 *+ HAISHEN RAMMASUN FUNG-WONG 1 NOV JANGMI MAY JUL SEP 23 HALONG MAY "#(0811) VONGFONG )(0810) AUG PHANFONE /01 AUG MATMO FENGSHEN MAY -./(0822) +JUN DOLPHIN DEC NURI NEOGURI APR .0(0820) AUG HAISHEN HAGUPIT 1 NOV SEP HIGOS 45(0808) OCT (0818) FUNG-WONG $%&'( BAVI JUL T.D. OCT KAMMURI AUG AUG MEKKHALA SEP $%&'( T.D. (0807) OCT (0809) KALMAEGI $%&'( KAMMURI JUL T.D. AUG OCT /01(0803) (0812) MATMO $%&'( MAY NURI T.D. AUG AUG (0814) 拉(0813) SINLAKU HAGUPIT (0816) 456 SEP MEKKHALA MAYSAK SEP 23 SEP 1 NOV NOUL -./(0822) 1 NOV 456(0819 ) DOLPHIN DEC MAYSAK ,-.(0805) 23(0804) 1 NOV NAKRI HALONG *+(0815 ) MAY MAY JANGMI SEP (0801) (0806) 23(0821) NEOGURI (0817) FENGSHEN NOUL APR HIGOS +JUN 1 NOV SEP (0802) RAMMASUN MAY 2 二零零九年八月出版 Published August 2009 香港天文台編製 香港九龍彌敦道134A Prepared by: Hong Kong Observatory 134A Nathan Road Kowloon, Hong Kong © 版權所有。未經香港天文台台長同意，不得翻印本刊物任何部分內容。 © Copyright reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the permission of the Director of the Hong Kong Observatory. 本刊物的編製和發表，目的是促進資 This publication is prepared and 料交流。香港特別行政區政府(包括 disseminated in the interest of promoting 其僱員及代理人) 對於本刊物所載資 the exchange of information. The 料的準確性、完整性或效用，概不作 Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (including its 出明確或暗示的保證、聲明或陳述； servants and agents) makes no warranty, 在法律許可的範圍內，對於提供或使 statement or representation, express or 用這些資料而可能直接或間接引致 implied, with respect to the accuracy, 任何損失、損壞或傷害(包括死亡)， completeness, or usefulness of the 亦不負任何法律承擔或責任(包括疏 information contained herein, and in so far 忽責任)。 as permitted by law, shall not have any legal liability or responsibility (including liability for negligence) for any loss, damage, or injury (including death) which may result, whether directly or indirectly, from the supply or use of such information. 551.515.2:551.506.1(512.317) 封面 強烈熱帶風暴鸚鵡於二零零八年八月二十二日下午五時十八分的立體雷達圖片。 Cover Three-dimensional radar picture of Severe Tropical Storm Nuri as at 5:18 p.m. on 22 August 2008. 3 目錄 頁 1. 引言 1.1 熱帶氣旋刊物的沿革 15 1.2 熱帶氣旋等級 15 1.3 熱帶氣旋命名 16 1.4 資料來源 16 1.5 年報內容 16 1.6 香港的熱帶氣旋警告系统 17 2. 二零零八年熱帶氣旋概述 2.1 二零零八年的熱帶氣旋回顧 26 2.2 每月概述 27 3. 二零零八年影響香港的熱帶氣旋 3.1 颱風浣熊 (0801)：四月十五日至二十日 46 3.2 颱風風神 (0806)：六月十八日至二十六日 58 3.3 強烈熱帶風暴北冕(0809)：八月四日至八日 68 3.4 颱風鸚鵡 (0812)：八月十七日至二十三日 80 3.5 颱風黑格比 (0814)：九月十九日至二十五日 95 3.6 熱帶風暴海高斯 (0817)： 九月三十日至十月五日 108 4. 熱帶氣旋統計表 118 5. 二零零八年熱帶氣旋的位置及強度數據 135 4 CONTENTS page 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Evolution of tropical cyclone publications 18 1.2 Classification of tropical cyclones 18 1.3 Naming of tropical cyclones 19 1.4 Data sources 19 1.5 Content 19 1.6 Hong Kong’s Tropical Cyclone Warning System 20 2. TROPICAL CYCLONE OVERVIEW FOR 2008 2.1 Review of tropical cyclones in 2008 32 2.2 Monthly overview 33 3. TROPICAL CYCLONES AFFECTING HONG KONG IN 2008 3.1 Typhoon Neoguri (0801) : 15 – 20 April 47 3.2 Typhoon Fengshen (0806) : 18 – 26 June 58 3.3 Severe Tropical Storm Kammuri (0809): 4 – 8 August 70 3.4 Typhoon Nuri (0812): 17 – 23 August 81 3.5 Typhoon Hagupit (0814): 19 – 25 September 97 3.6 Tropical Storm Higos (0817): 30 September – 5 October 109 4. TROPICAL CYCLONE STATISTICS AND TABLES 119 5. TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION AND INTENSITY DATA, 2008 136 5 圖 頁 1.1 本年報內提及的測風站及潮汐測量站之分佈地點 25 2.1 二零零八年在北太平洋西部及南海區域的熱帶氣旋出現次數之每月分佈 39 2.2 二零零八年六個影響香港的熱帶氣旋的路徑圖 39 2.3 颱風威馬遜在二零零八年五月十一日上午九時的紅外線衛星圖片 40 2.4 颱風海鷗在二零零八 年七月十七日下午十一時的紅外線衛星圖片 40 2.5 颱風 鳳凰 在二零零八年七月二十七日下午十一時的紅外線衛星圖片 41 2.6 熱帶低氣壓在二零零八年八月二十七日上午八時的紅外線衛星圖片 41 2.7 颱風薔薇在二零零八年九月二十七日下午八時的紅外線衛星圖片 42 2.8 熱帶風暴美莎克在二零零八年十一月八日上午八時的紅外線衛星圖片 42 2.9 熱帶風暴紅霞在二零零八年十一月十七日上午八時的紅外線衛星 43 圖片 2.10 颱風白海豚在二零零八年十二月十五日下午八時的紅外線衛星圖片 43 3.1.1 浣熊（0801）在二零零八年四月十五日至二十日的路徑圖 52 3.1.2 二零零八年四月十七日至二十日的雨量分佈 52 3.1.3 浣熊的紅外線衛星圖片 (a) 浣熊在二零零八年四月十六日下午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 53 (b) 浣熊在二零零八年四月十七日下午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 53 (c) 浣熊在二零零八年四月十八日下午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 54 (d) 浣熊在二零零八年四月十九日下午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 54 3.1.4 浣熊的雷達回波圖像 (a) 二零零八年四月十九日上午8時 55 (b) 二零零八年四月十九日下午2時 55 (c) 二零零八年四月十九日下午5時 55 (d) 二零零八年四月十九日下午8時 55 3.2.1a 風神（0806）在二零零八年六月十八日至二十六日的路徑圖 63 3.2.1b 風神（0806）接近香港時的路徑圖 63 3.2.2 二零零八年六月二十三日至二十六日的雨量分佈 64 3.2.3 風神的紅外線衛星圖片 (a) 風神在二零零八年六月二十一日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 64 (b) 風神在二零零八年六月二十二日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 65 (c) 風神在二零零八年六月二十三日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 65 (d) 風神在二零零八年六月二十四日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 66 (e) 風神在二零零八年六月二十五日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 66 6 3.2.4 風神的雷達回波圖像 (a) 二零零八年六月二十四日下午4時 67 (b) 二零零八年六月二十四日下午10時 67 (c) 二零零八年六月二十五日上午4時 67 (d) 二零零八年六月二十五日上午10時 67 3.3.1a 北冕（0809）在二零零八年八月四日至八日的路徑圖 75 3.3.1b 北冕（0809）接近香港時的路徑圖 75 3.3.2 二零零八年八月四至七日的雨量分佈 76 3.3.3 北冕的紅外線衛星圖片 (a) 北冕在二零零八年八月四日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 76 (b) 北冕在二零零八年八月五日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 77 (c) 北冕在二零零八年八月六日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 77 (d) 北冕在二零零八年八月七日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 78 (e) 北冕在二零零八年八月八日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 78 3.3.4 北冕的雷達回波圖像 (a) 二零零八年八月五日下午10時 79 (b) 二零零八年八月六日上午4時 79 (c) 二零零八年八月六日上午10時 79 (d) 二零零八年八月六日下午4時 79 3.4.1a 鸚鵡（0812）在二零零八年八月十七日至二十三日的路徑圖 88 3.4.1b 鸚鵡（0812）橫過香港時的路徑圖 88 3.4.2 二零零八年八月二十日至二十三日的雨量分佈 89 3.4.3 鸚鵡的衛星圖片 (a) 鸚鵡在二零零八年八月二十日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 89 (b) 鸚鵡在二零零八年八月二十一日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 90 (c) 鸚鵡在二零零八年八月二十二日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 90 (d) 鸚鵡在二零零八年八月二十三日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖 91 (e) 鸚鵡在二零零八年八月二十二日下午4時47分的可見光衛星圖片 91 3.4.4 鸚鵡的雷達回波圖像 (a) 二零零八年八月二十二日上午5時 92 (b) 二零零八年八月二十二日上午11時 92 (c) 二零零八年八月二十二日下午5時 92 (d) 二零零八年八月二十二日下午11時 92 3.4.5 強烈熱帶風暴鸚鵡在二零零八年八月二十二日下午5時18分的立體雷達 93 回波圖像 3.4.6 二零零八年八月二十二日下午五時二十分香港各區風向及風力分佈圖 93 7 3.4.7 天文台總部在二零零八年八月二十二日錄得的海平面氣壓 94 3.4.8 長洲在二零零八年八月二十二日錄得的海平面氣壓變化 94 3.4.9 長洲在二零零八年八月二十二日錄得的十分鐘平均風向及風速變化 94 3.5.1a 黑格比（0814）在二零零八年九月十九日至二十五日的路徑圖 103 3.5.1b 黑格比（0814）接近香港時的路徑圖 103 3.5.2 二零零八年九月二十二日至二十四日的雨量分佈 104 3.5.3 黑格比的紅外線衛星圖片 (a) 黑格比在二零零八年九月二十一日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 104 (b) 黑格比在二零零八年九月二十二日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 105 (c) 黑格比在二零零八年九月二十三日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 105 (d) 黑格比在二零零八年九月二十四日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 106 (e) 黑格比在二零零八年九月二十五日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 106 3.5.4 黑格比的雷達回波圖像 (a) 二零零八年九月二十三日上午10時 107 (b) 二零零八年九月二十三日下午4時 107 (c) 二零零八年九月二十三日下午10時 107 (d) 二零零八年九月二十四日上午4時 107 3.6.1a 海高斯（0817）在二零零八年九月三十日至十月四日的路徑圖 114 3.6.1b 海高斯殘餘低壓區在十月五日至六日的路徑圖 114 3.6.2 二零零八年十月二日至五日的雨量分佈 115 3.6.3 海高斯的紅外線衛星圖片 (a) 海高斯在二零零八年十月一日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 115 (b) 海高斯在二零零八年十月二日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 116 (c) 海高斯在二零零八年十月三日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 116 (d) 海高斯在二零零八年十月四日上午8時的紅外線衛星圖片 117 3.6.4 二零零八年十月五日下午8時與海高斯殘餘低壓區相連的雨帶的雷達 117 回波圖像 8 FIGURES page 1.1 Locations of anemometers and tide gauge stations mentioned in this 25 publication 2.1 Monthly frequencies of the occurrence of tropical cyclones in the western 39 North Pacific and the South China Sea in 2008 2.2 Tracks of the six tropical cyclones affecting Hong Kong in 2008 39 2.3 Infra-red satellite imagery at 9 a.m. on 11 May 2008 of Typhoon 40 Rammasun 2.4 Infra-red satellite imagery at 11 p.m. on 17 July 2008 of Typhoon Kalmaegi 40 2.5 Infra-red satellite imagery at 11 p.m. on 27 July 2008 of Typhoon 41 Fung-wong 2.6 Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 a.m. on 27 August 2008 of Tropical 41 Depression 2.7 Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 p.m. on 27 September 2008 of Typhoon 42 Jangmi 2.8 Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 a.m. on 8 November 2008 of Tropical 42 Storm Maysak 2.9 Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 a.m. on 17 November 2008 of 43 Tropical Storm Noul 2.10 Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 p.m. on 15 December 2008 of 43 Typhoon Dolphin 3.1.1 Track of Neoguri (0801) on 15 – 20 April 2008 52 3.1.2 Rainfall distribution on 17 – 20 April 2008 52 3.1.3 Infra-red satellite imagery of Neoguri (a) Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 p.m. on 16 April 2008 of Neoguri 53 (b) Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 p.m. on 17 April 2008 of Neoguri 53 (c) Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 p.m. on 18 April 2008 of Neoguri 54 (d) Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 p.m. on 19 April 2008 of Neoguri 54 3.1.4 Radar echoes of Neoguri (a) 8 a.m. on 19 April 2008 55 (b) 2 p.m. on 19 April 2008 55 (c) 5 p.m. on 19 April 2008 55 (d) 8 p.m. on 19 April 2008 55 3.2.1a Track of Fengshen (0806) on 18 – 26 June 2008 63 3.2.1b Track of Fengshen (0806) near Hong Kong 63 3.2.2 Rainfall distribution on 23 – 26 June 2008 64 3.2.3 Infra-red satellite imagery of Fengshen (a) Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 a.m. on 21 June 2008 of Fengshen 64 9 (b) Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 a.m. on 22 June 2008 of Fengshen 65 (c) Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 a.m. on 23 June 2008 of Fengshen 65 (d) Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 a.m. on 24 June 2008 of Fengshen 66 (e) Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 a.m. on 25 June 2008 of Fengshen 66 3.2.4 Radar echoes of Fengshen (a) 4 p.m. on 24 June 2008 67 (b) 10 p.m. on 24 June 2008 67 (c) 4 a.m. on 25 June 2008 67 (d) 10 a.m. on 25 June 2008 67 3.3.1a Track of Kammuri (0809) on 4 – 8 August 2008 75 3.3.1b Track of Kammuri (0809) near Hong Kong 75 3.3.2 Rainfall distribution on 4 – 7 August 2008 76 3.3.3 Infra-red satellite imagery of Kammuri (a) Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 a.m. on 4 August 2008 of Kammuri 76 (b) Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 a.m. on 5 August 2008 of Kammuri 77 (c) Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 a.m. on 6 August 2008 of Kammuri 77 (d) Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 a.m. on 7 August 2008 of Kammuri 78 (e) Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 a.m.
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