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Author: Du Jiexin
2020-06-14 09:16
Last update date: 2020-06-14 11:00The Observatory changed the No. 1 alert signal at 10:40 am. The Observatory stated that the local wind continued to ease. When the parrot no longer poses a threat to Hong Kong, the Observatory will cancel all tropical cyclone warning signals.
The Observatory said that tropical storm parrots have landed in Yangjiang City, Guangdong, and weakened into a tropical depression. At 11:00 am, tropical parrots gathered around 260 kilometers west-southwest of Hong Kong, that is, at 21.8 degrees north latitude and 111.7 degrees east longitude. It is expected to move northwest at a speed of about 22 kilometers per hour, move inland and gradually weaken.
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At 9 am, the strong wind signal No. 3 is still in effect, and the Hong Kong Observatory expects the average wind speed in Hong Kong to be 41 to 62 kilometers per hour. The Observatory pointed out that the parrot is about to land near Yangjiang in western Guangdong. Parrots are expected to gradually weaken and move away from Hong Kong. The Observatory will reissue the alert signal No. 1 within a short period of time.
At 10 a.m., the observatory said that the parrot would stay away from Hong Kong; the observatory changed its alert signal at 10:40, indicating that tropical storm parrots had landed in Yangjiang City, Guangdong, and weakened to a tropical depression; parrots were concentrated in the southwest of Hong Kong About 250 kilometers to the west, at 21.7 degrees north latitude and 111.8 degrees east longitude, it is expected to move northwest at a speed of about 22 kilometers per hour, moving inland and gradually weakening.
The outer rain belt of the parrot is affecting the coast of Guangdong, and there are also swells on the sea. The public should stay away from the shore and stop all water activities. In the past hour, the highest sustained wind speeds recorded at Waglan Island, Chek Lap Kok and Tate's Cairn were 50, 46 and 44 kilometers per hour respectively, and the highest gusts were 59, 62 and 67 kilometers per hour respectively.
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