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 11 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NIDA WAS CENTRED ABOUT
130 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 23.1 DEGREES
NORTH 113.2 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INTO INLAND
GUANGDONG, WEAKENING GRADUALLY.

 

WHILE NIDA MOVES INLAND AND STEADILY AWAY FROM HONG KONG,
ITS ASSOCIATED INTENSE RAINBANDS ALSO MOVE WESTWARD AWAY
FROM THE TERRITORY. LOCAL WINDS ARE MODERATING GRADUALLY.
THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE STRONG WIND SIGNAL NO.3 BEFORE 1
PM.
 
ALTHOUGH LOCAL WINDS ARE MODERATING, WINDS STILL REACH GALE
FORCE OVER OFFSHORE AREAS, HIGH GROUND AND THE WESTERN PART
OF HONG KONG.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
NGONG PING, GREEN ISLAND AND WAGLAN ISLAND WERE 109, 76 AND
72 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 128, 95
AND 82 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 10:50 HKT ON 02.08.2016