Warnings: Definitions and Meanings

 

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

1		STANDBY SIGNAL NO. 1
2		STRONG WIND SIGNAL NO. 3
3		NO. 8 NORTHEAST GALE OR STORM SIGNAL
4		NO. 8 NORTHWEST GALE OR STORM SIGNAL
5		NO. 8 SOUTHEAST GALE OR STORM SIGNAL
6		NO. 8 SOUTHWEST GALE OR STORM SIGNAL
7		INCREASING GALE OR STORM SIGNAL NO. 9
8		HURRICANE SIGNAL NO. 10
9		AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL
10		RED RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL
11		BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL
12		THUNDERSTORM WARNING
13		SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ON FLOODING IN THE NORTHERN NEW TERRITORIES
14		LANDSLIP WARNING
15		STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL
16		FROST WARNING
17		YELLOW FIRE DANGER WARNING
18		RED FIRE DANGER WARNING
19		COLD WEATHER WARNING
20		VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING
21		TSUNAMI WARNING

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