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PRESS WEATHER NO. 266 - CANCELLING OF TC SIGNALS (URGENT)
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CANCELLING OF TC SIGNALS (URGENT)

 
TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN
 
HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE
HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.
 
ALL SIGNALS WERE CANCELLED AT 10:10 P.M.
 
AT 10 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM SARIKA WAS CENTRED ABOUT
580 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 19.7
DEGREES NORTH 109.3 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS BEIBU WAN.
 
THE OBSERVATORY HAS ALREADY ISSUED THE STRONG MONSOON
SIGNAL.
 
OCCASIONAL STRONG WINDS WILL STILL AFFECT HONG KONG
OVERNIGHT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT.
 
SINCE SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS, YOU ARE ADVISED
TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER
SPORTS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:15 HKT ON 18.10.2016
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