Tsunami Information and Warning
Tsunami Information and Warning
Bulletemn emssued at 09:02 HKT 29/Apr/2005
TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:12 A.M. ON 12 DEC 2010. A SEVERE EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE OCCURRED ATNEAR AT ABOUT 2:42 P.M. ON 13 Jan 2111. THE EARTHQUAKE IS EXPECTED TO GENERATEHAS GENERATED A TSUNAMI IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. IF THE TSUNAMI PERSISTS, IT WOULD REACH HONG KONG AROUND A.M.P.M. AND RECUR AT INTERVALS OF 5 TO 60 MINUTES. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT THE PRECISE HEIGHT OF THE TSUNAMI BUT PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY. THE PREDICTED NORMAL TIDES TODAY ARE: HIGH WATER METRES AT A.M.P.M. LOW WATER METRES AT A.M.P.M. PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS : 1. STAY AWAY FROM BEACHES AND LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS. IF YOU ARE THERE, MOVE TO HIGH GROUNDS OR UPPER FLOORS OF A CONCRETE BUILDING. 2. DO NOT ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS. 3. SMALL VESSELS IN DEEP WATERS SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORE OR SHALLOW WATERS. 4. PLEASE OBSERVE THESE PRECAUTIONS UNTIL THE OBSERVATORY ISSUES THE FINAL TSUNAMI WARNING BULLETIN FOR THIS EVENT. 5. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. A SEVERE EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TO THE SOUTHSOUTHWESTSOUTHEASTEAST OF HONG KONG AT ABOUT A.M.P.M. ON . IT IS NOT CERTAIN WHETHER A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED BUT PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY. PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS : 1. STAY AWAY FROM BEACHES AND LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS. IF YOU ARE THERE, MOVE TO HIGH GROUNDS OR UPPER FLOORS OF A CONCRETE BUILDING. 2. DO NOT ENGAGE IN WATER SPORTS. 3. SMALL VESSELS IN DEEP WATERS SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORE OR SHALLOW WATERS. 4. PLEASE OBSERVE THESE PRECAUTIONS UNTIL THE OBSERVATORY ISSUES THE FINAL TSUNAMI WARNING BULLETIN FOR THIS EVENT. 5. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. RE: OUR PREVIOUS MESSAGE ISSUED AT A.M.P.M. ON ON THE TSUNAMI IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEALUZON STRAIT. NO TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT HONG KONG. THIS IS THE FINAL TSUNAMI WARNING FOR THIS EVENT. RE: OUR PREVIOUS MESSAGE ISSUED AT A.M.P.M. ON ON TSUNAMIS WHICH MAY AFFECT HONG KONG. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF ABNORMAL WATER LEVELS IN HONG KONG AND NO SIGNIFICANT TSUNAMI COULD BE DISCERNED FROM THE TIDAL RECORDS. THIS IS THE FINAL TSUNAMI WARNING FOR THIS EVENT. RE: OUR PREVIOUS MESSAGE ISSUED AT A.M.P.M. ON ON TSUNAMIS WHICH MAY AFFECT HONG KONG. SEA LEVEL EXCURSIONS OF METRES ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVEL WERE REPORTED AT A.M.P.M. NEAR AND WERE PROBABLY DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE TSUNAMI. THE TSUNAMI HAS SUBDUED AND THIS IS THE FINAL TSUNAMI WARNING FOR THIS EVENT.