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 6 A.M., TYPHOON NIDA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 40 KILOMETRES
NORTH-NORTHWEST OF HONG KONG OBSERVATORY (NEAR 22.6 DEGREES
NORTH 114.0 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY, INTO INLAND GUANGDONG.

 

NIDA IS MOVING GRADUALLY TO THE INLAND AREAS OF GUANGDONG
AND STARTS TO MOVE AWAY FROM HONG KONG. WINDS NEAR ITS
CENTER HAVE SHOWED SIGN OF SLIGHT WEAKENING. HOWEVER,
SOUTHWESTERLY GALES WITH SQUALLS, HEAVY RAIN AND ROUGH SEAS
ARE STILL PREVAILING OVER HONG KONG. GALE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO 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. 
 
IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEK LAP KOK, CHEUNG CHAU, AND NGONG PING WERE 64, 66 AND
111 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 81, 97 AND 133
KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 8 SIGNAL)
 
1. SINCE SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS, YOU ARE
ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE
IN WATER SPORTS.
 
2. 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.
 
3. ALTHOUGH THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS MOVING AWAY FROM HONG
KONG, GALES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR SOME TIME. YOU ARE
ADVISED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL WINDS MODERATE AND IT IS SAFE
TO GO OUT. ON NO ACCOUNT SHOULD YOU TOUCH ELECTRIC CABLES
THAT HAVE BEEN BLOWN LOOSE.
 
4. AS GALES AND VIOLENT SQUALLS ARE STILL OCCURRING IN
PLACES, PRECAUTIONS SHOULD NOT YET BE RELAXED.
 
5. 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 05:45 HKT ON 02.08.2016