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 6 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MA-ON WAS CENTRED ABOUT
220 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.0 DEGREES
NORTH 112.6 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

 

MA-ON IS MOVING AWAY FROM HONG KONG. LOCAL WINDS WILL
WEAKEN GRADUALLY. DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE OF WEAKENING OF
LOCAL WINDS, THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE
STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 TO REPLACE THE NO. 8 GALE OR
STORM SIGNAL BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 11 A.M. 
 
THERE WILL STILL BE OCCASIONAL GALE WINDS OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY AT
FIRST. SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE, AND NOT
TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS. 
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL HIGH
TIDE, A HIGH WATER LEVEL OF AROUND 3 METRES ABOVE CHART
DATUM IS EXPECTED AT QUARRY BAY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS. THE HIGH WATER LEVEL MAY CAUSE FLOODING IN LOW-LYING
AREAS. YOU SHOULD AVOID GOING TO LIKELY AFFECTED LOW-LYING
AREAS AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS PLACES.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
NGONG PING, CHEUNG CHAU AND WAGLAN ISLAND WERE 91, 77 AND
72 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 126, 94 AND 84
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. 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 05:47 HKT ON 25.08.2022