PRESS WEATHER NO. 084 - 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 10 A.M., TROPICAL STORM TORAJI WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
300 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.3 DEGREES
NORTH 116.1 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF TORAJI ARE AFFECTING THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE ARE OCCASIONAL STRONG WINDS OVER
HIGH GROUND. WITH TORAJI APPROACHING, UNDER THE COMBINED
EFFECT OF TORAJI AND THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, LOCAL WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND OCCASIONALLY REACHING GALES.
THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 AT
2:40 P.M. THIS AFTERNOON. 
 
IT IS EXPECTED THAT TORAJI WILL SKIRT WITHIN AROUND 200
KILOMETRES TO THE SOUTH OF THE TERRITORY TOMORROW MORNING
(14 NOVEMBER). DEPENDING ON THE INTENSITY OF TORAJI AT THAT
TIME, THE DISTANCE OF ITS ASSOCIATED GALE WINDS FROM THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AND THE CHANGE IN LOCAL WIND
CONDITIONS, THE OBSERVATORY WILL ASSESS THE NEED OF ISSUING
HIGHER TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS. 
 
SEAS ARE 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
FROM THE OBSERVATORY.

 

(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. FISHING VESSELS AND LOW POWER VESSELS IN OPEN SEA SHOULD
SEEK SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND BE SECURED PROPERLY
WITH MOORINGS.
 
5. CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS
SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT OVERHANGING FACILITIES AND TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES OUTDOORS ARE SECURELY FASTENED, AND SHOULD TAKE
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
 
6. 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 09:50 HKT ON 13.11.2024