PRESS WEATHER NO. 234 - TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 1)

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TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 1)

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN
 
HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.
 
THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 IS IN FORCE.
 
THIS MEANS THAT A TROPICAL CYCLONE NOW CENTRED WITHIN ABOUT
800 KILOMETRES OF HONG KONG MAY AFFECT US.
 
AT MIDNIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MAWAR WAS ESTIMATED TO
BE ABOUT 310 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
21.7 DEGREES NORTH 117.1 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE
COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG AND STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 02.09.2017