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.
 
TYPHOON NIDA HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM.
 
AT 8 A.M., NIDA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 70 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST
OF HONG KONG OBSERVATORY (NEAR 22.7 DEGREES NORTH 113.6
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INTO INLAND GUANGDONG
GRADUALLY.

 

NIDA HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM AND IS
MOVING GRADUALLY TO THE INLAND AREAS OF GUANGDONG, AND
FURTHER AWAY FROM HONG KONG. HOWEVER, SOUTHWESTERLY GALES
STILL GENERALLY PREVAIL OVER HONG KONG. THE GALE OR STORM
SIGNAL NO. 8 IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN EFFECT THIS MORNING.
THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT. 
 
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 COUPLE OF HOURS COUPLED WITH HEAVY
RAIN AND ROUGH SEAS, 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 81, 78 AND
127 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 116,
103 AND 151 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 07:46 HKT ON 02.08.2016