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.
 
TROPICAL STORM WIPHA HAS MADE LANDFALL OVER ZHANJIANG OF
GUANGDONG. AT 7 P.M., WIPHA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 400
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.2 DEGREES
NORTH 110.5 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
WESTERN GUANGDONG.

 

THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF WIPHA WILL STILL BRING OCCASIONAL
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLS TO THE TERRITORY. THERE ARE STILL
SWELLS OVER THE SEA. YOU ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE
SHORELINE AND LOW-LYING AREAS, AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER
SPORTS. 
 
THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL STRONG WINDS OVER OFFSHORE WATERS
AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. WHEN LOCAL WINDS WEAKEN
FURTHER, THE OBSERVATORY WILL CANCEL ALL TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNING SIGNALS.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 1 SIGNAL)
 
1. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL BLOWING OVER OFFSHORE WATERS
OCCASIONALLY. SMALL VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN SHELTER AND
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD NOT YET BE RELAXED.
 
2. LISTEN TO RADIO, WATCH TV OR BROWSE THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY'S WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THE TROPICAL CYCLONE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:25 HKT ON 01.08.2019