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.
 
AT 5 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 500
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.7 DEGREES NORTH
111.3 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT
12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN
ISLAND AND WESTERN GUANGDONG.

 

THERE ARE UNCERTAINTIES IN THE DIRECTION AND SPEED OF
MOVEMENT OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION. WHEN THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION EDGES CLOSER TO THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG,
WINDS OVER OFFSHORE WATERS WILL STRENGTHEN. THE OBSERVATORY
WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE VARIATION OF LOCAL WIND STRENGTH
IN DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT THE STRONG WIND SIGNALS, NO.3
WILL BE ISSUED TOMORROW. 
 
DEPENDING ON THE CHANGES OF UPPER-AIR STEERING FLOW, THERE
IS RATHER HIGH UNCERTAINTY IN THE MOVEMENT OF THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.
HOWEVER, ITS ASSOCIATED RAINBANDS WILL BRING SQUALLY
SHOWERS TO HONG KONG.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 1 SIGNAL)
 
1. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF
OBSTRUCTIONS, AND WINDOWS AND DOORS SHOULD BE CHECKED.
 
2. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH. PEOPLE
IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOODING.
 
3. PEOPLE PLANNING TO VISIT GUANGDONG, MACAU, OUTLYING
ISLANDS OR REMOTE PARTS OF HONG KONG SHOULD NOTE THAT
CHANGES IN WEATHER MAY AFFECT YOUR TRIPS.
 
4. THERE MAY BE SWELLS, YOU ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM
THE SHORELINE.
 
5. LISTEN TO RADIO, WATCH TV OR BROWSE THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY’S WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP FOR LATEST INFORMATION
ON THE TROPICAL CYCLONE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:46 HKT ON 05.06.2018