TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 8)

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN
 
HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE
HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.
 
THE NO. 8 SOUTHWEST 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 SOUTHWEST QUARTER.
 
AT 5 A.M., TYPHOON NIDA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 40 KILOMETRES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG OBSERVATORY (NEAR 22.6 DEGREES
NORTH 114.3 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.

 

SOUTHWESTERLY GALES HAVE STARTED TO PREVAIL OVER HONG KONG.
PLACES WHICH HAVE BEEN SHELTERED BEFORE WILL BECOME MORE
EXPOSED TO THE HIGH WINDS. IN THE PAST HOUR, GALE WINDS ARE
AFFECTING MANY PARTS OF HONG KONG WITH SQUALLS, HEAVY RAIN
AND ROUGH SEAS. THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT LAU
FAU SHAN, CHEK LAP KOK AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 66, 66 AND 91
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 93, 80 AND 107
KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.
 
ALTHOUGH NIDA HAS ALREADY MADE LANDFALL, GALE WINDS WILL
PERSIST FOR MOST PART OF THIS MORNING. THE PUBLIC ARE
ADVISED NOT TO RELAX THEIR PRECAUTIONS.
 
CURRENTLY THE SEA LEVELS OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY HAVE
EXCEEDED 0.5 METRES ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. WITH THE TIDE
LEVEL RISING IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND HEAVY RAIN, FLOODING
MAY OCCUR IN SOME LOW LYING AREAS.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 8 SIGNAL)
 
1. DO NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS ON THE EXPOSED SIDE OF YOUR
HOME. MOVE ALL FURNITURE AND VALUABLES AWAY FROM THESE
AREAS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO SHELTER, SHOULD
WINDOWS BE BROKEN.
 
2. SINCE SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS, YOU ARE
ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE
IN WATER SPORTS.
 
3. 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.
 
4. PLEASE LISTEN TO RADIO OR WATCH TV FOR THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION BROADCAST. YOU CAN ALSO BROWSE THE HONG
KONG OBSERVATORY'S WEB SITE FOR THE INFORMATION.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:56 HKT ON 02.08.2016