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 3 P.M., TYPHOON TALIM WAS CENTRED ABOUT 290 KILOMETRES
SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.7 DEGREES NORTH 112.0
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
LEIZHOU PENINSULA.

 

WITH TALIM CONTINUING TO DEPART FROM HONG KONG, LOCAL WINDS
ARE WEAKENING GRADUALLY. THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE
STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 TO REPLACE THE NO. 8 GALE OR
STORM SIGNAL AT 4:20 P.M. HOWEVER, THE GALES ASSOCIATED
WITH TALIM ARE STILL AFFECTING SOME AREAS OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL STILL AFFECT THE
OFFSHORE WATERS TO THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF HONG KONG AT
FIRST, AND UP TO STORM FORCE WINDS ON HIGH GROUND. THE RAIN
BANDS OF TALIM WILL ALSO BRING VIOLENT GUSTS TO HONG KONG.
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD NOT YET BE RELAXED. 
  
SEAS WILL BE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND
NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
NGONG PING, CHEUNG CHAU AND GREEN ISLAND WERE 108, 81 AND
62 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 134,
101 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. 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 14:45 HKT ON 17.07.2023