Published: 9:05am, 13 Jun 2025Updated: 3:00pm, 13 Jun 2025
The Hong Kong Observatory has said the No 1 typhoon warning signal will remain in force on Friday as it considers whether to raise the signal on Saturday.
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The forecaster said on Friday afternoon that Severe Tropical Storm Wutip, which brought squally showers to the coast of Guangdong, will turn northeastwards gradually.
“The standby signal No 1 will remain in force [on Friday],” the forecaster said.
Wutip, which is the Cantonese word for “butterfly”, will move across Beibu Wan on Friday, maintaining a distance of over 500 kilometres (310 miles) from Hong Kong.
It would make landfall over the vicinity of Leizhou Peninsula on Saturday, bringing strong winds that would also edge closer to the vicinity of the Pearl River Estuary gradually in the next couple of days, the Observatory said.
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“The Observatory will assess the need for issuing the strong wind signal No 3 [on Saturday],” it added.