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PRESS WEATHER NO. 138 - 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 WAS ISSUED AT 10:20 A.M.
 
AT 10 A.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION MAWAR WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
23.3 DEGREES NORTH 114.5 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR FURTHER
INTO INLAND GUANGDONG AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.
 
WITH MAWAR CONTINUING TO WEAKEN, LOCAL WINDS WILL ALSO
WEAKEN GRADUALLY, BUT WINDS WILL STILL BE OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO STAY FROM THE
SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.
 
WHEN LOCAL WINDS WEAKEN FURTHER, THE OBSERVATORY WILL
CANCEL ALL TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS.
 
(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 1 SIGNAL)
 
1. LISTEN TO RADIO, WATCH TV OR BROWSE THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY'S WEB SITE FOR INFORMATION ON THE TROPICAL
CYCLONE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:26 HKT ON 04.09.2017
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