TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 1)

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN
 
HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.
 
THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 IS IN FORCE.
 
THIS MEANS THAT A TROPICAL CYCLONE NOW CENTRED WITHIN ABOUT
800 KILOMETRES OF HONG KONG MAY AFFECT US.
 
AT 5 P.M., TROPICAL STORM PAKHAR WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
540 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.7 DEGREES
NORTH 117.6 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

 

PAKHAR IS MOVING RELATIVELY FAST, BUT ITS LOCATION IN THE
PAST FEW HOURS WAS RELATIVELY SOUTH OF THE FORECAST
POSITION. WITH PAKHAR EDGING CLOSER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG, LOCAL WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN PROGRESSIVELY
TONIGHT TO EARLY MORNING TOMORROW (SUNDAY). THE OBSERVATORY
WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL NO. 3 BEFORE
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT TRACK, PAKHAR WILL BE CLOSEST TO
HONG KONG DURING THE DAY TOMORROW AND SKIRT WITHIN ABOUT
200 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF THE TERRITORY. THE NEED TO
ISSUE THE GALE OR STORM SIGNAL NO. 8 WILL DEPEND ON THE
INTENSITY CHANGE OF PAKHAR AND ITS DISTANCE FROM HONG KONG.
 
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH PAKHAR WILL PROGRESSIVELY AFFECT
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCAL WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE
SIGNIFICANTLY WITH SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS TOMORROW. THERE
MAY BE FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH
SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO TAKE
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST STRONG WINDS AND CLEAR STORM WATER
DRAINS TO AVOID FLOODING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE ALSO
COMPLETE ALL CLEARING AND RECOVERY WORKS IN RELATION TO
HATO AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 1 SIGNAL)
 
1. YOU ARE ADVISED NOT TO DELAY IN TAKING ALL PRECAUTIONS
TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR PROPERTY. MAKE SURE NOW THAT ALL
LOOSE OBJECTS ARE SECURE. PORCH FURNITURE, FLOWER POTS AND
OTHER OBJECTS LIKELY TO BE BLOWN AWAY SHOULD BE TAKEN
INDOORS. CHECK AGAIN AND MAKE SURE ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS
CAN BE SECURELY LOCKED.
 
2. STORM WATER DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND
RUBBISH, THIS APPLIES PARTICULARLY TO DWELLERS IN LOW-LYING
AREAS. 
 
3. ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS AND CONTRACTORS SHOULD MAKE SURE
THAT SCAFFOLDINGS, HOARDINGS AND OTHER TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
ARE SECURED.
 
4. ALL SMALL VESSELS INCLUDING LOW POWER VESSELS AND
FISHING VESSELS IN OPEN SEA SHOULD SEEK SHELTER AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. PLEASE TAKE ANY PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY FOR SMALL
VESSELS AND SECURE THEM PROPERLY WITH MOORINGS.
 
5. LISTEN TO RADIO, WATCH TV OR BROWSE THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY'S WEB SITE FOR INFORMATION ON THE TROPICAL
CYCLONE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:45 HKT ON 26.08.2017