PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - 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 2 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM PODUL WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 380 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 24.1
DEGREES NORTH 117.3 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
SOUTHERN FUJIAN, AND THEN MOVE INTO INLAND GUANGDONG.

 

IN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS, PODUL MOVED INTO SOUTHERN
FUJIAN AND WEAKENED GRADUALLY. ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT
FORECAST TRACK, IT WILL MOVE ACROSS INLAND GUANGDONG AND
FURTHER WEAKEN TODAY (14 AUGUST), BUT WILL EDGE CLOSER TO
THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. THE STANDBY
SIGNAL, NO. 1 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL 6 A.M.
TODAY. DEPENDING ON THE WEAKENING RATE OF PODUL, ITS
DISTANCE FROM THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AND THE CHANGE IN
LOCAL WIND CONDITIONS, THE OBSERVATORY WILL ASSESS THE NEED
FOR ISSUING THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 LATER THIS
MORNING. 
 
LOCALLY, THERE WILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. SHOWERS WILL BE MORE FREQUENT IN SOME
AREAS AT FIRST. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO TAKE
NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND WARNINGS ISSUED
BY THE OBSERVATORY THIS MORNING, CONSIDER ROAD CONDITIONS
BEFORE LEAVING HOME, AND BE ON THE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
DANGER BROUGHT BY HEAVY RAIN. 
 
THERE ARE SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO STAY
AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.

 

(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. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH. PEOPLE
IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOODING.
 
3. THOSE WHO HAVE DUTIES DURING A TROPICAL CYCLONE SHOULD
NOW REMAIN ON CALL.
 
4. 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 01:47 HKT ON 14.08.2025