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 WAS ISSUED AT 3:40 P.M.
 
AT 4 P.M., TYPHOON MATMO WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 430
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.8 DEGREES
NORTH 110.3 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA TO THE COAST OF GUANGXI.

 

MATMO HAS MADE LANDFALL OVER ZHANJIANG, GUANGDONG AND WILL
MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM HONG KONG. LOCAL WINDS ARE GRADUALLY
WEAKENING. WHEN MATMO NO LONGER POSES A THREAT TO HONG
KONG, THE OBSERVATORY WILL CANCEL ALL TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNING SIGNALS.
 
THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY. WINDS WILL BE OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST, GUSTY AT TIMES. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH
WITH 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. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL BLOWING OVER OFFSHORE WATERS.
SMALL VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN SHELTER AND PRECAUTIONS
SHOULD NOT YET BE RELAXED.
 
2. 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 15:45 HKT ON 05.10.2025