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 10 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NIDA WAS CENTRED ABOUT
110 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 23.0 DEGREES
NORTH 113.4 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INTO INLAND
GUANGDONG, WEAKENING GRADUALLY.

 

NIDA IS MOVING STEADILY AWAY FROM HONG KONG. HOWEVER, THE
RAINBANDS OF NIDA ARE STILL AFFECTING HONG KONG, WITH
SOUTHWESTERLY GALES PREVAILING OVER MANY PLACES. THE GALE
OR STORM SIGNAL NO. 8 IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN FORCE THIS
MORNING. THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT. 
 
LOCAL WINDS ARE MODERATING GRADUALLY. DEPENDING ON THE
EFFECT OF THE RAINBANDS OF NIDA AND THE WEAKENING SITUATION
OF LOCAL WINDS, THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING
STRONG WIND SIGNAL NO.3 AFTER MIDDAY AND BEFORE 2 PM.
 
CURRENTLY THE SEA LEVELS OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY HAVE
EXCEEDED 0.5 METRES ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS, FLOODING AND
SEA WATER INTRUSION WILL OCCUR IN SOME LOW LYING AREAS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
NGONG PING, GREEN ISLAND AND CHEK LAP KOK WERE 126, 82 AND
80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 151,
100 AND 101 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 09:54 HKT ON 02.08.2016