PRESS WEATHER NO. 203 - 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 8 P.M., TROPICAL STORM MAWAR WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
200 KILOMETRES EAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 22.6 DEGREES NORTH
116.1 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:45 HKT ON 03.09.2017