Ordinary Gweilo

This afternoon the Hong Kong Observatory issued a typhoon warning (standby signal #1). From their website:

This is a stand-by signal, indicating that a tropical cyclone is centred within 800 km of Hong Kong and may later affect the territory.

Action – If you are planning an outing, remember that there is a tropical cyclone near Hong Kong which may affect your plans later. Listen to radio and TV broadcasts on the progress of the storm.

If it gets any closer or changes direction towards Hong Kong, everyone will stop working and start speculating about the typhoon and the possibility of a day off. However, this one looks most unlikely to arrive here!

The red star over to the left of the picture is Hong Kong, and the circle shows the area that might be affected, based on the current projected track of the storm. As you can see, the storm is not expected to come very close, but we may get some wind and rain. Fortunately we have plenty of advance warning from the Observatory – so stock up on instant noodles now, before it’s too late.

UPDATE: Typhoon Conson has headed off for Taiwan, so Simon (and Eric) will be disappointed. According to RTHK, Conson is the name of a scenic site in northern Vietnam.

Not even any wind and rain in Hong Kong!