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    Brief Description of Warning Symbols

    The following warnings are issued by the Hong Kong Observatory to the public:

    Very Hot Weather Warning Very Hot Weather Warning Amber Rainstorm Warning Signal Amber Rainstorm Warning Signal
    Red Rainstorm Warning Signal Red Rainstorm Warning Signal Black Rainstorm Warning Signal Black Rainstorm Warning Signal
    Stand By Signal No. 1 Standby Signal No. 1 Strong Wind Signal No. 3 Strong Wind Signal No. 3
    No. 8 Southeast Gale or Storm Signal  No. 8 Southeast Gale or Storm Signal No. 8 Southwest Gale or Storm Signal  No. 8 Southwest Gale or Storm Signal
    No. 8 Northeast Gale or Storm Signal  No. 8 Northeast Gale or Storm Signal No. 8 Northwest Gale or Storm Signal  No. 8 Northwest Gale or Storm Signal
    Increasing Gale or Storm Signal No. 9 Increasing Gale or Storm Signal No. 9 Hurricane Signal No. 10 Hurricane Signal No. 10
    Thunderstorm Warning Thunderstorm Warning Special Announcement of Flooding in Northern New Territories Special Announcement on Flooding
    in Northern New Territories
    Landslip Warning  Landslip Warning Cold Weather Warning Cold Weather Warning
    Strong Monsoon Signal Strong Monsoon Signal Frost Warning  Frost Warning
    Red Fire Danger Warning  Red Fire Danger Warning Yellow Fire Danger Warning  Yellow Fire Danger Warning
    Tsunami Warning Tsunami Warning    
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