TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 8)


 

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN
 
HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.
 
THE NO. 8 SOUTHEAST GALE OR STORM SIGNAL IS IN FORCE.
 
THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 63 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR OR MORE ARE EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER.
 
AT 8 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MA-ON WAS CENTRED ABOUT
280 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.0
DEGREES NORTH 111.9 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN
THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

 

MA-ON IS MOVING AWAY FROM HONG KONG. LOCAL WINDS WILL
WEAKEN GRADUALLY, BUT THE SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH MA-ON
WILL STILL OCCASIONALLY AFFECT THE TERRITORY. DEPENDING ON
THE DEGREE OF WEAKENING OF LOCAL WINDS, THE OBSERVATORY
WILL ISSUE THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 TO REPLACE THE NO.
8 GALE OR STORM SIGNAL BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 11 A.M. 
 
SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE, AND NOT TO
ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS. 
 
CURRENTLY, THE TIDE LEVEL AT QUARRY BAY REACHES AROUND 2.7
METRES, AND IS 0.5 METRES ABOVE THE NORMAL TIDE LEVEL.
FOLLOWING THE EBB, THE TIDE LEVELS OVER VARIOUS LOCATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE GRADUALLY IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
NGONG PING, WAGLAN ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 81, 75 AND
66 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS 114, 89 AND 87
KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 8 SIGNAL)
 
1. ALTHOUGH THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS MOVING AWAY FROM HONG
KONG, GALES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR SOME TIME. PLEASE
CONTINUE TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL WINDS MODERATE. DO NOT TOUCH
ELECTRIC CABLES THAT HAVE BEEN BLOWN LOOSE.
 
2. PLEASE LISTEN TO RADIO OR WATCH TV FOR THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION BROADCAST. YOU CAN ALSO BROWSE THE HONG
KONG OBSERVATORY'S WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP FOR THE
INFORMATION.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:45 HKT ON 25.08.2022