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.
 
AT 4 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MANGKHUT WAS CENTRED ABOUT
480 KILOMETRES WEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 22.5 DEGREES NORTH
109.5 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INTO THE INLAND AREA OF
SOUTHERN CHINA AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

MANGKHUT HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM AND
DEPARTED FURTHER FROM HONG KONG. LOCAL WINDS ARE ALSO
WEAKENING GRADUALLY. THE WESTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY AND
HIGH GROUND ARE STILL OCCASIONALLY BEING AFFECTED BY GALE
OR STORM FORCE WINDS AT FIRST. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD
STILL TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. LOCAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO MODERATE FURTHER TODAY. THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER
ISSUING THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION.
 
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 WITH SWELLS AT
FIRST.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU WERE 64 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS
80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.

 

(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 03:45 HKT ON 17.09.2018