PRESS WEATHER NO. 124 - 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 5 P.M., SEVERE TYPHOON YINXING WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
570 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.4 DEGREES
NORTH 117.7 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT
ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

YINXING IS MOVING WESTWARDS STEADILY ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. AS THE CIRCULATION OF YINXING
IS RELATIVELY SMALL, THE STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
YINXING WILL NOT GENERALLY AFFECT THE TERRITORY TODAY (8
NOVEMBER) AND TOMORROW MORNING (9 NOVEMBER) YET. THE
STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL
TOMORROW NOON. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF YINXING AND THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON, WINDS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG MAY
HAVE A CHANCE TO STRENGTHEN LATER TOMORROW TO EARLY SUNDAY
(10 NOVEMBER). DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YINXING
AND THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY, INTENSITY OF YINXING AND THE
LOCAL WIND CONDITIONS, THE OBSERVATORY WILL THEN ASSESS THE
NEED FOR ISSUANCE OF THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3. 
 
A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN
FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH
WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM
THE SHORELINE, NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS, AND TAKE NOTE
OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 1 SIGNAL)
 
1. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF
OBSTRUCTIONS, AND WINDOWS AND DOORS SHOULD BE CHECKED.
 
2. PEOPLE IN AREAS OF EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS OR IN LOW-LYING
AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST STRONG WINDS AND
FLOODING.
 
3. THOSE WHO HAVE DUTIES DURING A TROPICAL CYCLONE SHOULD
NOW REMAIN ON CALL.
 
4. PEOPLE PLANNING TO VISIT GUANGDONG, MACAU, OUTLYING
ISLANDS OR REMOTE PARTS OF HONG KONG SHOULD NOTE THAT
CHANGES IN WEATHER MAY AFFECT YOUR TRIPS.
 
5. FISHING VESSELS AND LOW POWER VESSELS IN OPEN SEA SHOULD
SEEK SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND BE SECURED PROPERLY
WITH MOORINGS.
 
6. CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS
SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT OVERHANGING FACILITIES AND TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES OUTDOORS ARE SECURELY FASTENED, AND SHOULD TAKE
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
 
7. LISTEN TO RADIO, WATCH TV OR BROWSE THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY'S WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THE TROPICAL CYCLONE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:45 HKT ON 08.11.2024