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| Marce made landfall in Cagayan today at 3:40pm (PAGASA photo) |
The Hong Kong Observatory said earlier today that the Standby Signal No 1 will be hoisted between noon and 3pm tomorrow, Friday, as Tropical Cyclone Yinxing moves closer to the territory.
Yinxing, named Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan,
at 3:40pm today.
As of the latest bulletin by the
state weather bureau PAGASA, Marce is still in the vicinity of northern
Cagayan, but is forecast to enter within 800 kilometers of Hong Kong around
midnight tonight.
The Observatory said that whether
a higher typhoon signal would be raised would depend on the distance between
Yinxing and the Pearl River Estuary, its change in intensity and the change in
local wind conditions.
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Its approach has cast a pall on
the annual cross-harbour swim fest scheduled for Sunday. Organizers said the
race will be cancelled if a tropical cyclone warning signal is hoisted.
This means that even a Standby Signal No 1 would cause a cancellation, as well as red or black rainstorm warning, by 6am on Sunday. Other potential dampeners are a red tide warning, or any other condition that would deem the race unsuitable to take place.
Organisers called on all participants to keep an
eye on the local weather forecast, and any official announcement that will be
made on their official website should a decision to cancel the swim is made.
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More than 4,000 people have signed up for the
event, which will see them swimming off Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui.
Meanwhile, the latest report from the Philippine
weather bureau PAGASA shows Marce is still in the vicinity of Cagayan, packing
sustained winds of 175 kilometers near the center, with gusts of up to 240 kph.
It is moving west-northwest at only 10km/h and is expected to bring severe weather conditions to large parts of northern Luzon.
Signal
No 4 remains hoisted over the northern part of Cagayan including the Babuyan
islands, and the northern parts of Apayao and Ilocos Norte.
The rest of Cagayan, Apayao and Ilocos Norte is under Signal No 3, along with Batanes, as well as the northern part of Abra and Ilocos Norte.
Signal No 2 is up over the rest of northern and central Luzon, including Isabela, Kalinga and Benguet, while Signal No 1 is in effect in nearby regions.
PAGASA has warned residents in affected areas to take necessary precautions and evacuate if advised.
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