PRESS WEATHER NO. 163 - 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 6 P.M., TROPICAL STORM PRAPIROON WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 630 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
17.5 DEGREES NORTH 110.9 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TOWARDS HAINAN
ISLAND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:46 HKT ON 21.07.2024