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.
 
AT 5 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM WIPHA WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 400 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.5
DEGREES NORTH 110.4 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
LEIZHOU PENINSULA AND TOWARDS BEIBU WAN.

 

WITH WIPHA CONTINUING TO DEPART FROM HONG KONG, LOCAL WINDS
HAVE FURTHER SUBSIDED, THE OBSERVATORY WILL CANCEL ALL
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS AT 5:10 A.M. 
 
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL EXPECTED OVER
THE TERRITORY TODAY, AND SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
WINDS WILL BE OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND AT FIRST. THERE WILL STILL BE SWELLS.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 1 SIGNAL)
 
1. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL BLOWING OVER OFFSHORE WATERS.
SMALL VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN SHELTER AND PRECAUTIONS
SHOULD NOT YET BE RELAXED.
 
2. SEA STATE OVER OFFSHORE WATERS IS STILL ROUGH AND THERE
ARE SWELLS. YOU ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN STAYING AWAY FROM THE
SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.
 
3. 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 04:45 HKT ON 21.07.2025