PRESS WEATHER NO. 194 - 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 11 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM TRAMI WAS ESTIMATED TO BE
ABOUT 540 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG (NEAR
17.6 DEGREES NORTH 115.4 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, AND
GRADUALLY TOWARDS THE SEAS SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, TRAMI MOVED WESTWARDS STEADILY.
UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF TRAMI AND THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON, LOCAL WINDS ARE OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND
ON HIGH GROUND. HOWEVER, AS THE PREVAILING WINDS WILL
MAINLY BE NORTHERLIES, LOCAL WINDS WILL NOT STRENGTHEN
SIGNIFICANTLY AT FIRST TOMORROW (26 OCTOBER) DUE TO TERRAIN
SHELTERING EFFECT. THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 WILL REMAIN IN
FORCE UNTIL AT LEAST 6 A.M. TOMORROW.
 
TRAMI IS EXPECTED TO SKIRT ABOUT 500 KILOMETRES TO THE
SOUTH OF HONG KONG TOMORROW MORNING. LOCAL WINDS WILL VEER
TO THE EAST LATER TOMORROW. SOME PLACES WHICH HAVE BEEN
SHELTERED BEFORE MAY BECOME EXPOSED. THE RAINBANDS
ASSOCIATED WITH TRAMI WILL ALSO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY. DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE OF STRONG
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAMI FROM THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY
AND THE CHANGE IN LOCAL WIND CONDITIONS, THE OBSERVATORY
WILL ASSESS THE NEED OF ISSUING THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO.
3 DURING THE DAY TOMORROW.
 
ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT FORECAST, LOCAL WINDS WILL WEAKEN
LATER ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER, THERE ARE UNCERTAINTIES IN ITS
SUBSEQUENT MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY. IT MAY LINGER OVER THE
SEAS SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND OR EVEN MOVE EASTWARDS ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AGAIN
EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER, TRAMI IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN BY
THEN AND MAINTAIN QUITE SOME DISTANCE FROM HONG KONG. THE
OBSERVATORY WILL CLOSELY MONITOR THE MOVEMENT OF TRAMI AND
ASSESS THE NEED TO KEEP THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL
IN FORCE.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 1 SIGNAL)
 
1. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN. DRAINS SHOULD BE CLEARED OF
OBSTRUCTIONS, AND WINDOWS AND DOORS SHOULD BE CHECKED.
 
2. THERE ARE SWELLS. YOU ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE
SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS.
 
3. FISHING VESSELS AND LOW POWER VESSELS IN OPEN SEA SHOULD
SEEK SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND BE SECURED PROPERLY
WITH MOORINGS.
 
4. LISTEN TO RADIO, WATCH TV OR BROWSE THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY'S WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THE TROPICAL CYCLONE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:47 HKT ON 25.10.2024