Standby Signal No. 1 will be issued tonight

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The tropical cyclone over Luzon will enter within 800 kilometres of Hong Kong later today (17 September). The Observatory will issue the Standby Signal, No. 1 tonight.

Depending on the intensity of the tropical cyclone, the distance of its strong winds from Hong Kong and the change in local wind conditions, the Observatory will assess the need to issue higher tropical cyclone warning signals later on Thursday (18 September) to Friday (19 September).

The tropical cyclone is expected to move across the northeastern part of the South China Sea in the next couple of days. It will intensify gradually and move in the general direction of the coast of eastern Guangdong.

Under the influence of the northeast monsoon, the tropical cyclone will then turn westwards, edging closer to the vicinity of the Pearl River Estuary. 

However, there are uncertainties in its landfall position and intensity. As its circulation is relatively small, the tropical cyclone will only bring significant impact to local weather when it gets relatively close to Hong Kong.