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.
 
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NIDA HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM.
 
AT NOON, NIDA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF
HONG KONG (NEAR 23.2 DEGREES NORTH 112.9 DEGREES EAST) AND
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR INTO INLAND GUANGDONG, WEAKENING GRADUALLY.

 

LOCAL WINDS CONTINUED TO MODERATE IN THE PAST FEW HOURS.
THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE STRONG WIND SIGNAL NO.3 BEFORE 1
PM.
 
THE RAINBANDS OF NIDA BROUGHT MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL GENERALLY OVER HONG KONG THIS MORNING. RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 200 MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF THE LANTAU
ISLAND.
 
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, WAGLAN ISLAND AND SHA CHAU WERE 94, 66 AND 62
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 124, 75
AND 83 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 11:45 HKT ON 02.08.2016