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 11 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 390
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.1 DEGREES NORTH
111.2 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, TROPICAL DEPRESSION SKIRTED ALONG
THE WATERS EAST OF HAINAN ISLAND, MOVING NORTH GRADUALLY
TOWARDS WESTERN GUANGDONG.
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WILL EDGE CLOSER TO HONG KONG. OFFSHORE WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN. THE OBSERVATORY WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE
VARIATION OF LOCAL WIND STRENGTH IN DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT
TO ISSUE THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO.3 ON WEDNESDAY.
 
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 IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 1 SIGNAL)
 
1. THERE MAY BE SWELLS, YOU ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM
THE SHORELINE.
 
2. PEOPLE PLANNING TO VISIT GUANGDONG, MACAU, OUTLYING
ISLANDS OR REMOTE PARTS OF HONG KONG SHOULD NOTE THAT
CHANGES IN WEATHER MAY AFFECT YOUR TRIPS.
 
3. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF
OBSTRUCTIONS, AND WINDOWS AND DOORS SHOULD BE CHECKED.
 
4. 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 22:45 HKT ON 05.06.2018