PRESS WEATHER NO. 072 - TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 1)

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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 8 A.M., TYPHOON KOINU WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 380
KILOMETRES EAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.8 DEGREES NORTH 117.8
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 10
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

 

UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AND
KOINU, LOCAL WINDS ARE OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND THIS MORNING. AS KOINU CONTINUES TO EDGE CLOSER
TO THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG, LOCAL WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY TODAY. THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER
ISSUING THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 BETWEEN 5 P.M. AND 8
P.M. TODAY.  
 
AS KOINU EDGES CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, IT WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON. WITH THE
CIRCULATION OF KOINU BEING RELATIVELY SMALL, THE NEED FOR
ISSUANCE OF HIGHER TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS BY THEN
WILL DEPEND ON THE INTENSITY OF KOINU AND ITS DISTANCE FROM
HONG KONG.
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF KOINU, SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES LOCALLY ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED
TO TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETINS FROM THE
OBSERVATORY.

 

(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.
 
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. CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS
SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT OVERHANGING FACILITIES AND TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES OUTDOORS ARE SECURELY FASTENED, AND SHOULD TAKE
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
 
6. THERE MAY BE SWELLS. YOU ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM
THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.
 
7. FISHING VESSELS AND LOW POWER VESSELS IN OPEN SEA SHOULD
SEEK SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND BE SECURED PROPERLY
WITH MOORINGS.
 
8. 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 07:45 HKT ON 06.10.2023