CANCELLING OF TC SIGNALS (URGENT)


 

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN
 
HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.
 
ALL SIGNALS WERE CANCELLED AT 6:20 P.M.
 
AT 6 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WAS CENTRED ABOUT
570 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 17.7
DEGREES NORTH 111.8 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

 

FENGSHEN CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM HONG KONG. BUT UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, LOCAL WINDS ARE
STILL STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. 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.
 
UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF SPRING TIDE AND THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON, WATER LEVELS OVER LOCAL COASTAL AREAS WILL BE
GENERALLY 0.5 TO 1 METRE HIGHER THAN NORMAL TONIGHT AND IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR OVER SOME
LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS DURING THE HIGH TIDES AT NIGHT. THE
WATER LEVEL OVER VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL RISE TO AROUND 3
METRES ABOVE CHART DATUM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:21 HKT ON 21.10.2025