PRESS WEATHER NO. 282 - 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.
 
TROPICAL STORM TAPAH HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION.
 
AT 11 P.M., TAPAH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 380 KILOMETRES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 23.7 DEGREES NORTH 110.8
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS INLAND GUANGXI AND WEAKEN
FURTHER.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, TAPAH CONTINUED TO WEAKEN AND MOVE
AWAY FROM HONG KONG. LOCAL WINDS FURTHER WEAKENED. WHEN
TAPAH NO LONGER POSES A THREAT TO HONG KONG, THE
OBSERVATORY WILL CANCEL ALL TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
SIGNALS.
 
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED OVER HONG KONG ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. 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 22:50 HKT ON 08.09.2025