PRESS WEATHER NO. 228 - TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 8)

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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.
 
SEVERE TYPHOON KHANUN HAS WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON. AT 7
P.M., KHANUN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 290 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF
HONG KONG (NEAR 20.7 DEGREES NORTH 112.0 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.

 

KHANUN CONTINUES TO DEPART FROM HONG KONG. THE OBSERVATORY
WILL ISSUE THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 SOON.
 
WINDS OVER HONG KONG SHOW SIGNS OF WEAKENING GENERALLY, BUT
OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL STILL AFFECT OFFSHORE
AREAS AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD NOT
YET BE RELAXED.
 
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 AND TAI MEI TUK WERE 79 AND 67 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 95 AND 95 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 8 SIGNAL)
 
1. 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.
 
2. 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 18:47 HKT ON 15.10.2017