Number 3 Signal In Force, Higher Warning Unlikely

The Hong Kong Observatory issued the Strong Wind Signal No 3 on Saturday afternoon as Tropical Storm Nuri edged closer to the territory.

The observatory warned people to expect winds to strengthen gradually, and said the outer rainbands of Nuri were already affecting the region.

Some disruption to ferry and bus services were reported.

But Acting Senior Scientific Officer Kong Wai said the chance of a higher warning signal would not be high, unless the storm intensified significantly or adopted a track bringing it closer to Hong Kong.

"According to the current forecast track, Nuri will be closest to Hong Kong tomorrow morning, skirting within around 200 kilometres to our southwest," he said.

The observatory issued the Standby Signal No 1 on Friday night, the first such warning of the year.

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