PRESS WEATHER NO. 120 - 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 8 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KOINU WAS CENTRED ABOUT
120 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 21.7
DEGREES NORTH 113.2 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. IT
CONTINUED TO DEPART FROM THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AND
WEAKENED. 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 150 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY SINCE MIDNIGHT,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 250 MILLIMETRES OVER HONG KONG
ISLAND, KOWLOON EAST AND 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 BEACH WERE 70,
59 AND 57 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS EXCEEDING
80, 80 AND 70 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 07:45 HKT ON 09.10.2023