6 d. ago Hong Kong may issue T1 warning on Friday as potential cyclone develops

Hong Kong Observatory will consider issuing a T1 typhoon warning signal on Friday and Saturday, urging the public to stay away from the shoreline and refrain from water sports. The forecaster on Thursday said the area of low pressure to the north of Luzon would develop into a tropical cyclone in the coming few days and come within 800km (497 miles) of Hong Kong. It said the cyclone would remain near the northeastern part of the South China Sea and intensify. “Depending on its development and...

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6 d. ago Hong Kong could issue T1 warning on Friday, as potential cyclone develops

Hong Kong Observatory will consider issuing a No 1 typhoon warning on Friday and Saturday, with the forecaster urging the public to stay away from the shoreline and refrain from doing water sports. An area of low pressure to the north of Luzon would develop into a tropical cyclone in the coming few days and come within 800km (497 miles) of Hong Kong, the Observatory said on Thursday. It added that the cyclone would remain near the northeastern part of the South China Sea and...

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6 d. ago Hong Kong could issue T1 warning on Friday, as potential typhoon develops

The Hong Kong Observatory will consider issuing the No 1 typhoon warning on Friday or Saturday, with the forecaster urging the public to stay away from the shoreline and refrain from doing water sports. An area of low pressure to the north of Luzon would develop into a tropical cyclone in the coming few days and come within 800km (497 miles) of Hong Kong, the Observatory said on Thursday. It added that the cyclone would remain near the northeastern part of the South China Sea and...

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This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong is set to be hit by inclement weather this week with the city’s observatory forecasting the potential development of a tropical cyclone near Luzon by Thursday. The forecaster also said on Wednesday that temperatures would soar over the next couple of days to a maximum of 33 degrees...

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