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 1 P.M., TYPHOON TALIM WAS CENTRED ABOUT 270 KILOMETRES
SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.6 DEGREES NORTH 112.3
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
LEIZHOU PENINSULA.

 

TALIM HAS STARTED TO DEPART FROM HONG KONG.  LOCAL WINDS
BEGIN TO MODERATE GRADUALLY OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE
TERRITORY. HOWEVER, THE GALES ASSOCIATED WITH TALIM ARE
STILL AFFECTING THE VICINITY OF PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. GALE
FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN
PART OF HONG KONG IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS, REACHING STORM
FORCE ON HIGH GROUND.  DEPENDING ON THE SPEED OF TALIM
DEPARTING FROM HONG KONG AND THE CHANGE IN WIND STRENGTH
OVER THE TERRITORY, AS WELL AS HOW PERSISTENT THE GUSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE RAIN BANDS OF TALIM WILL AFFECT HONG
KONG, THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER REPLACING THE NO.8
SOUTHEAST GALE OR STORM SIGNAL BY THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL,
NO. 3 BETWEEN 4 P.M. AND 7 P.M. 
 
SEAS ARE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS. PLEASE STAY AWAY
FROM THE SHORELINE AND DO NOT ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.  THE
PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
NGONG PING, CHEUNG CHAU AND TAP MUN WERE 104, 79 AND 60
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 132, 100
AND 70 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. FLIGHTS AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MAY BE
AFFECTED BY THE WEATHER. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR AIRLINE FOR
THE LATEST FLIGHT INFORMATION BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE
AIRPORT.
 
3. 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 12:45 HKT ON 17.07.2023