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 9 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHEASTERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 500
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 19.3 DEGREES NORTH
117.7 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT
40 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA AND TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND
AND LEIZHOU PENINSULA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:45 HKT ON 17.07.2018