Weather Report

PRESS WEATHER NO. 047 - 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 SOUTHEAST 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 SOUTHEAST QUARTER.

AT 5 A.M., TYPHOON HAGUPIT WAS CENTRED ABOUT 280 KILOMETRES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.3 DEGREES NORTH 111.7
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR HEADING
TOWARDS THE WESTERN COAST OF GUANGDONG.



HAGUPIT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVER WESTERN GUANGDONG
IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  WINDS OVER THE TERRITORY ARE
EXPECTED TO WEAKEN GRADUALLY.  THE OBSERVATORY WILL
CONSIDER REPLACING THE NO. 8 GALE OR STORM SIGNAL WITH THE
STRONG WIND SIGNAL NO. 3 BETWEEN 6 AND 7 A.M.  PLEASE
LISTEN TO RADIO OR WATCH TV FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION BROADCAST.

OWING TO THE COMBINED EFFECT OF HAGUPIT AND HIGH TIDE,
TIDES AT MANY PLACES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING MORE THAN 1
METRE ABOVE NORMAL.  FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN LOW LYING
AREAS.

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
RECORDED AT CHEK LAP KOK AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 67 AND 96
KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.



(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 8 SIGNAL)

1. SINCE SEAS ARE VERY ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS, 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. ALTHOUGH THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS MOVING AWAY FROM HONG
KONG, GALES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR SOME TIME. YOU ARE
ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL WINDS MODERATE AND IT IS SAFE
TO GO OUT. ON NO ACCOUNT SHOULD YOU TOUCH ELECTRIC CABLES
THAT HAVE BEEN BLOWN LOOSE.

4. AS GALES AND VIOLENT SQUALLS ARE STILL OCCURRING IN
PLACES, PRECAUTIONS SHOULD NOT YET BE RELAXED.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:46 HKT ON 24.09.2008