PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - 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.
 
THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND
WAS NAMED MITAG.
 
AT 3 P.M., MITAG WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 450 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.1 DEGREES NORTH 117.8
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST
OF EASTERN GUANGDONG.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, MITAG CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. THE CIRCULATION
OF MITAG IS RELATIVELY SMALL AND IT WILL MAINTAIN A
DISTANCE OF ABOUT 300 KILOMETRES OR MORE FROM HONG KONG FOR
MOST OF THE TIME TODAY. THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 WILL
REMAIN IN FORCE TODAY. 
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, MITAG WILL INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY WHILE EDGING CLOSER TO THE COAST OF EASTERN
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL THEN TURN WESTWARDS, MOVING
CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. HOWEVER,
THERE ARE UNCERTAINTIES IN ITS LANDFALL POSITION AND
INTENSITY. DEPENDING ON THE INTENSITY OF MITAG, THE
DISTANCE OF ITS STRONG WINDS FROM HONG KONG AND THE CHANGE
IN LOCAL WIND CONDITIONS, THE OBSERVATORY WILL ASSESS THE
NEED OF ISSUING HIGHER TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS
TOMORROW. 
 
THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF MITAG ARE AFFECTING THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. AS MITAG FURTHER APPROACHES, LOCAL WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN AND SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY TOMORROW.
THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ON SATURDAY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THERE WILL BE
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. PEOPLE IN AREAS OF EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS OR IN LOW-LYING
AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST STRONG WINDS AND
FLOODING.
 
3. THOSE WHO HAVE DUTIES DURING A TROPICAL CYCLONE SHOULD
NOW REMAIN ON CALL.
 
4. FISHING VESSELS AND LOW POWER VESSELS IN OPEN SEA SHOULD
SEEK SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND BE SECURED PROPERLY
WITH MOORINGS.
 
5. CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS
SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT OVERHANGING FACILITIES AND TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES OUTDOORS ARE SECURELY FASTENED, AND SHOULD TAKE
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
 
6. 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 15:20 HKT ON 18.09.2025