PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - 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.
 
TROPICAL STORM MAN-YI HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION.
 
AT 6 P.M., MAN-YI WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.5 DEGREES NORTH 112.4
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT
ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY SOUTH OF
HAINAN ISLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:45 HKT ON 19.11.2024