Wipha: Hong Kong Observatory could issue T8 signal ‘in small hours of Sunday'
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The Hong Kong Observatory has said it could issue a No 8 typhoon signal in the early hours of Sunday morning, as Severe Tropical Storm Wipha edges closer to the city.
'Depending on the distance between Wipha and the Pearl River [Delta], the intensity of Wipha and the change in local winds, the Observatory will consider issuing the gale or storm signal, No 8, in the small hours [on Sunday],' it said on Saturday.
The forecaster said it would issue a No 3 typhoon signal at 2.20pm on Saturday, as it expected Wipha to continue to intensify and move towards the vicinity of the Pearl River Delta that day.
'With its outer rainbands and associated strong winds affecting the coastal areas of Guangdong gradually, local winds will strengthen later today. There will be more showers gradually with squally thunderstorms,' it said.
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