PRESS WEATHER NO. 175 - 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., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR LEIZHOU PENINSULA
WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 440 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF
HONG KONG (NEAR 21.1 DEGREES NORTH 110.1 DEGREES EAST) AND
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH SLOWLY ACROSS LEIZHOU PENINSULA
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF GUANGXI.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:46 HKT ON 23.07.2018