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 5 P.M., TYPHOON MATMO WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 440
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.9 DEGREES
NORTH 110.2 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 IS MOVING FURTHER AWAY FROM HONG KONG. LOCAL WINDS
ARE ALSO 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 SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SQUALLY
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 16:45 HKT ON 05.10.2025