TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 8)


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 042

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN
 
HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING 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 3 A.M., TROPICAL STORM MERBOK WAS CENTRED ABOUT 90
KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG OBSERVATORY (NEAR
23.0 DEGREES NORTH 114.6 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR INTO INLAND GUANGDONG AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

WITH MERBOK DEPARTING GRADUALLY, LOCAL WINDS ARE WEAKENING.
THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STRONG
WIND SIGNAL, NO.3 IN THE NEXT TWO HOURS.
 
FROM MIDNIGHT TO 3 A.M., OVER 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
HAVE BEEN RECORDED GENERALLY OVER THE TERRITORY. UNDER THE
CONTINUED INFLUENCE OF THE RAINBANDS OF MERBOK IN THE
MORNING, THERE WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS IN HONG KONG.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND AND NGONG PING WERE 66 AND 64 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 86 AND 89 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 8 SIGNAL)
 
1. 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.
 
2. SINCE SEAS ARE VERY ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS, YOU ARE
ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE
IN WATER SPORTS.
 
3. 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.
 
4. 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 02:55 HKT ON 13.06.2017