TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 8)


 

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN
 
HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.
 
THE NO. 8 NORTHEAST GALE OR STORM SIGNAL WAS ISSUED AT
12:20 A.M.
 
THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 63 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR OR MORE ARE EXPECTED FROM THE NORTHEAST QUARTER.
 
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM WIPHA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT MIDNIGHT, WIPHA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 280 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.4 DEGREES NORTH 116.7
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, EDGING CLOSER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG.

 

TYPHOON WIPHA IS EDGING STEADILY CLOSER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. ITS OUTER RAINBAND IS AFFECTING THE VICINITY OF
THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. LOCAL WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND
THERE WILL BE FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THE GALE OR STORM SIGNAL, NO. 8 IS EXPECTED
TO REMAIN IN FORCE FOR MOST OF THE DAY TODAY (20 JULY). 
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, WIPHA WILL BE
RATHER CLOSE TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY
THIS MORNING. IT WILL SKIRT AT ABOUT 50 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF
THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY. LOCAL WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO
GALE TO STORM FORCE. DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE BETWEEN
WIPHA AND HONG KONG, AND THE CHANGE IN LOCAL WIND
CONDITION, THE OBSERVATORY WILL ASSESS THE NEED FOR ISSUING
HIGHER TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS THIS MORNING.  
 
AS WIPHA EDGES CLOSER, ADVERSE WEATHER WILL PERSIST DURING
THE DAY TODAY. THERE WILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS. SEAS
WILL BE HIGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PLEASE PAY
CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE
OBSERVATORY AND COMPLETE ALL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE. 
 
SEAS WILL BE HIGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE
ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE
IN WATER SPORTS. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF STORM SURGE,
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN PARTS OF THE LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS
THIS MORNING.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 8 SIGNAL)
 
1. COMPLETE ALL PRECAUTIONS IN YOUR HOME. LOCK ALL WINDOWS
AND DOORS, INSERT REINFORCED SHUTTERS AND GATES IF THEY ARE
AVAILABLE. ADHESIVE TAPE FIXED TO LARGE WINDOW-PANES IN
EXPOSED POSITIONS WILL REDUCE DAMAGE AND INJURY BY BROKEN
GLASS. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
 
2. DO NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS ON THE EXPOSED SIDE OF YOUR
HOME. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO SHELTER, SHOULD
WINDOWS BE BROKEN.
 
3. SEAS ARE HIGH, AND THERE ARE SWELLS. YOU ARE ADVISED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND LOW-LYING AREAS, AND NOT
TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.
 
4. PLEASE LISTEN TO RADIO OR WATCH TV FOR THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION BROADCAST. YOU CAN ALSO BROWSE THE HONG
KONG OBSERVATORY'S WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP FOR THE
INFORMATION.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:33 HKT ON 20.07.2025