PRESS WEATHER NO. 090 - 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 10 A.M., TYPHOON KOINU WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 350
KILOMETRES EAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.8 DEGREES NORTH 117.5
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 10
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

 

KOINU INTENSIFIED SLIGHTLY IN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. AS
KOINU CONTINUES TO EDGE CLOSER TO THE COAST OF EASTERN
GUANGDONG, LOCAL WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY TODAY. THE
OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 AT
5:40 P.M. TODAY. THERE WILL BE SWELLS. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT
TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS. 
 
KOINU IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WHEN IT EDGES CLOSER TO THE VICINITY
OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 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, THERE WILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS
IN THE COMING TWO TO THREE DAYS LOCALLY. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES 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 09:45 HKT ON 06.10.2023