PRESS WEATHER NO. 070 - TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 1)

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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.
 
THIS MEANS THAT A TROPICAL CYCLONE NOW CENTRED WITHIN ABOUT
800 KILOMETRES OF HONG KONG MAY AFFECT US.
 
AT 6 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 190
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.8 DEGREES
NORTH 113.4 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO REMAIN ALMOST
STATIONARY AT FIRST, THEN MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST
SLOWLY LATER, EDGING CLOSER TO THE COAST OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:45 HKT ON 19.07.2021