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 WAS ISSUED AT 7:40
A.M.
 
THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 63 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR OR MORE ARE EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER.
 
AT 8 A.M., TYPHOON HIGOS WAS CENTRED ABOUT 100 KILOMETRES
WEST OF HONG KONG OBSERVATORY (NEAR 22.2 DEGREES NORTH
113.2 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INLAND AND
WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

HIGOS IS DEPARTING HONG KONG. LOCAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN GRADUALLY. WHEN THE TERRITORY IS NO LONGER GENERALLY
AFFECTED BY GALE FORCE WINDS, THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE
THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 BETWEEN 11 A.M. AND 1 P.M.
WINDS WILL BE STRONGER OVER THE WESTERN PART OF HONG KONG
AT FIRST. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT. 
 
SEAS ARE VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE
ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE
IN WATER SPORTS. 
 
OWING TO STORM SURGE, SOME LOW-LYING AREAS MAY HAVE
FLOODING OR BACKFLOW OF SEAWATER IN THE MORNING.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
SHA CHAU, CHEK LAP KOK AND TATE'S CAIRN WERE 72, 62 AND 59
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 99, 91 AND
79 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. AS GALES AND VIOLENT SQUALLS ARE STILL OCCURRING IN
PLACES, PRECAUTIONS SHOULD NOT YET BE RELAXED.
 
3. 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 07:46 HKT ON 19.08.2020