TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 8)


 

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN
 
HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING 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.
 
TYPHOON MANGKHUT HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM.
 
AT 3 A.M., MANGKHUT WAS CENTRED ABOUT 450 KILOMETRES WEST
OF HONG KONG (NEAR 22.5 DEGREES NORTH 109.8 DEGREES EAST)
AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30
KILOMETRES PER HOUR INTO THE INLAND AREA OF SOUTHERN CHINA
AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

MANGKHUT CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS INLAND GUANGXI, DEPARTING
FURTHER FROM HONG KONG. LOCAL WINDS ARE ALSO WEAKENING
GRADUALLY. THE WESTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY AND HIGH
GROUND ARE STILL BEING AFFECTED BY GALE OR STORM FORCE
WINDS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD STILL TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT MANGKHUT WILL WEAKEN
GRADUALLY TODAY AND LOCAL WINDS WILL MODERATE FURTHER.
DEPENDING ON THE CHANGES IN LOCAL WIND STRENGTH, THE
OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT TO ISSUE THE
STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 BEFORE 6 A.M. TODAY. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION THIS MORNING.
 
MANGKHUT BROUGHT DIFFERENT DEGREES OF DAMAGES TO HONG KONG.
THERE MAY BE HIDDEN DANGER. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD
REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ASSURANCE OF PERSONAL SAFETY.
 
THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF MANGKHUT WILL STILL BRING SQUALLY
SHOWERS TO HONG KONG. SEA WILL BE ROUGH TO HIGH WITH SWELLS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
SHA CHAU, CHEUNG CHAU AND CHEK LAP KOK WERE 73, 72 AND 65
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 89, 86 AND 87
KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 8 SIGNAL)
 
1. ALTHOUGH THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS MOVING AWAY FROM HONG
KONG, GALES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR SOME TIME. PLEASE
CONTINUE TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL WINDS MODERATE. DO NOT TOUCH
ELECTRIC CABLES THAT HAVE BEEN BLOWN LOOSE.
 
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. AS GALES AND VIOLENT SQUALLS ARE STILL OCCURRING IN
PLACES, PRECAUTIONS SHOULD NOT YET BE RELAXED.
 
4. PLEASE LISTEN TO RADIO OR WATCH TV FOR THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION BROADCAST. YOU CAN ALSO BROWSE THE HONG
KONG OBSERVATORY'S WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP FOR THE
INFORMATION.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:45 HKT ON 17.09.2018