Weather Report

PRESS WEATHER NO. 052 - TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 8)

TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 8)


HOURLY TC WARNING BULLETIN (URGENT)

TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN

HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE
HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.

THE NO. 8 NORTHWEST GALE OR STORM SIGNAL IS IN FORCE.

THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 63 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR OR MORE ARE EXPECTED FROM THE NORTHWEST QUARTER.

AT 5 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WAS CENTRED ABOUT
30 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG OBSERVATORY OVER MIRS
BAY (NEAR 22.5 DEGREES NORTH 114.4 DEGREES EAST) AND IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS EASTERN SHENZHEN.


WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLIES LATER
THIS MORNING AND THOSE PLACES PREVIOUSLY SHELTERED BY
TERRAIN WILL BECOME EXPOSED.  FURTHERMORE IN THE NEXT FEW
HOURS, HONG KONG WILL BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN.  THE
PUBLIC SHOULD BEWARE OF THE COMING CHANGES.

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEK LAP KOK AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 58 AND 73 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 80 AND 103 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
RESPECTIVELY.



(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 8 SIGNAL)

1. SINCE SEAS ARE ROUGH, YOU ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM
THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.

2. FLIGHTS AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MAY BE
AFFECTED BY THE WEATHER. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR AIRLINE FOR
THE LATEST FLIGHT INFORMATION BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE
AIRPORT.

3. PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR RADIO OR WATCH YOUR TV FOR THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION BROADCAST AT THE 15TH, 30TH,
45TH AND 58TH MINUTE OF EACH HOUR. YOU CAN ALSO BROWSE THE
HONG KONG OBSERVATORY'S WEB SITE FOR THE INFORMATION.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:46 HKT ON 25.06.2008