Weather Report

PRESS WEATHER NO. 068 - TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 1)

TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 1)


TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN

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

THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 WAS ISSUED AT 5:40 A.M.

AT 6 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GONI WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.7
DEGREES NORTH 112.7 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR SKIRTING THE COASTAL
AREAS OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

GONI CONTINUED TO MOVE AWAY FROM HONG KONG.  LOCAL WINDS
ARE GENERALLY FRESH, WITH OCCASIONALLY STRONG WINDS OVER
OFFSHORE WATERS AND HIGH GROUNDS.

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU WERE 43 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 1 SIGNAL)

1. ALL SMALL VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN SHELTER AND
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD NOT YET BE RELAXED AS STRONG WINDS ARE
STILL BLOWING OVER OFFSHORE WATERS.

2. SINCE SEA STATE OVER OFFSHORE WATERS IS STILL ROUGH, YOU
ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO
ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.

3. LISTEN TO THE RADIO, WATCH TV OR BROWSE THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY'S WEB SITE FOR INFORMATION ON THE TROPICAL
CYCLONE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:45 HKT ON 05.08.2009