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 NORTHEAST 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 NORTHEAST QUARTER.
 
AT 6 P.M., SEVERE TYPHOON KHANUN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 260
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.6 DEGREES NORTH
112.4 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT
22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF LEIZHOU
PENINSULA TO HAINAN ISLAND.

 

WITH KHANUN CONTINUING TO DEPART FROM HONG KONG, LOCAL
WINDS SHOW SIGNS OF WEAKENING, BUT GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
STILL AFFECTING PARTS OF THE TERRITORY AT FIRST. WHEN WINDS
WEAKEN FURTHER, THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE
STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 TONIGHT.
 
TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING AROUND 1 METRE ABOVE NORMAL. A
HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND CAUSE FLOODING IN SOME
LOW-LYING AREAS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
CHEUNG CHAU BEACH AND TAI MEI TUK WERE 73 AND 67 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 100 AND 101 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. AS GALES AND VIOLENT SQUALLS ARE STILL OCCURRING IN
PLACES, PRECAUTIONS SHOULD NOT YET BE RELAXED.
 
3. 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.
 
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 17:45 HKT ON 15.10.2017