TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 8)

 

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 4 A.M., TROPICAL STORM MERBOK WAS CENTRED ABOUT 110
KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 23.2 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 ISSUE THE STRONG WIND
SIGNAL, NO.3 SHORTLY.
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE RAINBANDS OF MERBOK, THERE WILL
BE HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS IN HONG KONG IN THE MORNING.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
NGONG PING AND WAGLAN ISLAND WERE 71 AND 63 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 96 AND 79 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 8 SIGNAL)
 
1. AS GALES AND VIOLENT SQUALLS ARE STILL OCCURRING IN
PLACES, PRECAUTIONS SHOULD NOT YET BE RELAXED.
 
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 03:46 HKT ON 13.06.2017