PRESS WEATHER NO. 172 - CANCELLING OF TC SIGNALS (URGENT)

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CANCELLING OF TC SIGNALS (URGENT)

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN
 
HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.
 
ALL SIGNALS WERE CANCELLED AT 6:10 P.M.
 
AT 6 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 680
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 16.6 DEGREES
NORTH 111.8 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND.

 

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE
TOWARDS THE SEAS SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA, LOCAL WINDS WILL STILL BE OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY TONIGHT AND AT FIRST OF
TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN
WATER SPORTS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:12 HKT ON 29.08.2025