PRESS WEATHER NO. 050 - TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 8)

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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 NORTHEAST 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 NORTHEAST QUARTER.
 
AT 3 A.M., TYPHOON KOINU WAS CENTRED ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES
SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG OBSERVATORY (NEAR 21.7 DEGREES NORTH
113.6 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT
10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR EDGING CLOSER TO THE WESTERN PART OF
THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.

 

THE INTENSE RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH KOINU ARE AFFECTING
THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. LOCALLY, MORE THAN
50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES
SINCE MIDNIGHT, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES
OVER THE EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON EAST AND
TSEUNG KWAN O.
 
THE RADAR INDICATES THAT THE RAIN BANDS OF KOINU EXTEND 200
KM TO THE EAST OF ITS CENTRE. THE RAIN BANDS WILL
PERSISTENTLY AFFECT THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY
THIS MORNING (9 OCTOBER) AND BRING SQUALLS TO THE REGION.
WINDS MAY OCCASIONALLY BE UP TO GALE FORCE. THE GALE OR
STORM SIGNAL NO. 8 WILL REMAIN IN FORCE AT LEAST UNTIL 11
A.M. TODAY.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
NGONG PING, CHEUNG CHAU AND PENG CHAU WERE 79, 72 AND 50
KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 96, 80 AND
62 KILOMETRES PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 8 SIGNAL)
 
1. DO NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS ON THE EXPOSED SIDE OF YOUR
HOME. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO SHELTER, SHOULD
WINDOWS BE BROKEN.
 
2. SEAS ARE VERY ROUGH, AND THERE ARE SWELLS. YOU ARE
ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND LOW-LYING
AREAS, AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.
 
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 02:45 HKT ON 09.10.2023