PRESS WEATHER NO. 083 - 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 5 A.M., TYPHOON KOINU WAS CENTRED ABOUT 100 KILOMETRES
SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG OBSERVATORY (NEAR 21.7 DEGREES NORTH
113.4 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR CROSSING THE
WESTERN COAST OF GUANGDONG.

 

THE INTENSE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH KOINU CONTINUED TO
AFFECT THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. LOCALLY,
MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY SINCE MIDNIGHT, AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 200 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 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
WAGLAN ISLAND, TATE'S CAIRN AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 78, 69 AND
48 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 94, 93
AND 56 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 04:48 HKT ON 09.10.2023