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 6 A.M., TYPHOON KOINU WAS CENTRED ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES
SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.7 DEGREES NORTH 113.3
DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR CROSSING THE
WESTERN COAST OF GUANGDONG.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, KOINU TRACKED WESTWARDS STEADILY,
AND STARTED TO DEPART FROM THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.
HOWEVER, INTENSE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH KOINU CONTINUED
TO AFFECT THE REGION. OCCASIONAL GALE WINDS ARE STILL
AFFECTING SOME PARTS OF THE TERRITORY.
 
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 URBAN
AREAS, TSEUNG KWAN O AND THE NORTHERN PART OF LANTAU ISLAND.
 
WITH KOINU DEPARTING, LOCAL WINDS WILL WEAKEN GRADUALLY.
THE OBSERVATORY WILL ISSUE THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 AT
11:40 A.M.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND, TATE'S CAIRN AND CHEUNG CHAU WERE 86, 66 AND
51 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING 99, 94
AND 75 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. 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.
 
4. 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 05:46 HKT ON 09.10.2023