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.
 
AT 5 P.M., TROPICAL STORM TALIM WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
570 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 18.3 DEGREES
NORTH 117.6 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF WESTERN GUANGDONG AND HAINAN ISLAND,
AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

 

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SUBSIDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TROPICAL STORM TALIM, IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT OVER THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY, TEMPERATURES ROSE
GENERALLY TO 36 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES,
BUT THERE WERE ALSO A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED
BY HIGH TEMPERATURES. THE SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER ON LANTAU
ISLAND. 
 
TALIM IS EXPECTED TO EDGE GRADUALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST OF
WESTERN GUANGDONG TOMORROW AND STRENGTHEN FURTHER. LOCAL
WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE PROGRESSIVELY TOMORROW (16 JULY)
AND WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.
THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE STRONG WIND
SIGNAL, NO. 3 BEFORE 6 A.M. TOMORROW. ACCORDING TO THE
PRESENT FORECAST TRACK, GALES ASSOCIATED WITH TALIM MAY
EDGE RATHER CLOSE TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY TOMORROW NIGHT TO MONDAY (17 JULY). MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST.

 

(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. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF LEAVES AND RUBBISH. PEOPLE
IN LOW-LYING AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOODING.
 
3. THOSE WHO HAVE DUTIES DURING A TROPICAL CYCLONE SHOULD
NOW REMAIN ON CALL.
 
4. PEOPLE PLANNING TO VISIT GUANGDONG, MACAU, OUTLYING
ISLANDS OR REMOTE PARTS OF HONG KONG SHOULD NOTE THAT
CHANGES IN WEATHER MAY AFFECT YOUR TRIPS.
 
5. FISHING VESSELS AND LOW POWER VESSELS IN OPEN SEA SHOULD
SEEK SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND BE SECURED PROPERLY
WITH MOORINGS.
 
6. CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS
SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT OVERHANGING FACILITIES AND TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES OUTDOORS ARE SECURELY FASTENED, AND SHOULD TAKE
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
 
7. 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 15.07.2023