PRESS WEATHER NO. 264 - 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.
 
AT 9 P.M., TROPICAL STORM TAPAH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
340 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 23.5
DEGREES NORTH 111.1 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INTO INLAND
GUANGXI AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

 

AS TAPAH CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM HONG KONG, LOCAL WINDS
ARE WEAKENING GRADUALLY. WHEN TAPAH NO LONGER POSES A
THREAT TO HONG KONG, THE OBSERVATORY WILL CANCEL ALL
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS.
 
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW IN HONG KONG. WINDS WILL BE
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.
SEAS WILL STILL BE ROUGH WITH 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. FLIGHTS AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MAY BE
AFFECTED BY THE WEATHER. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR AIRLINE FOR
THE LATEST FLIGHT INFORMATION BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE
AIRPORT.
 
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 20:45 HKT ON 08.09.2025