The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said on its website last night that there was only a “relatively low” probability for the Strong Wind Signal No.3 to be hoisted today.
The bureau hoisted the Standby Signal No.1 at 16:30 p.m. yesterday and said that at that time the tropical cyclone remained about 410 kilometres from Macau in the South China Sea.
Depending on its location and strength, Macau’s observatory classifies a tropical cyclone into tropical depression, tropical storm, strong tropical storm, typhoon, strong typhoon, and super typhoon.
Signal No.1 is the lowest of Macau’s tropical cyclone warning signals. It is hoisted when a tropical cyclone comes within 800 kilometres from Macau. Its higher warning typhoon signals are the No.3, No.8, No.9, and No.10.
The bureau said last night that the tropical cyclone was predicted to move northwest, after which it was forecast to approach western Guangdong Province and Hainan Province today, when the tropical cyclone’s rain cloud was expected to result in frequent showers affecting Macau today.
Consequently, the website said, the bureau concluded that there was a “relatively low” probability that it would need to hoist the Strong Wind Signal No.3 today.
This handout photo provided by the Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) yesterday shows the unnamed tropical cyclone moving in the South China Sea towards western Guangdong and Hainan.
