By Sammy Heung
Hong Kong Observatory will consider issuing a T1 typhoon warning signal on Friday and Saturday, urging the public to stay away from the shoreline and refrain from water sports.
The forecaster on Thursday said the area of low pressure to the north of Luzon would develop into a tropical cyclone in the coming few days and come within 800km (497 miles) of Hong Kong.
It said the cyclone would remain near the northeastern part of the South China Sea and intensify.
鈥淒epending on its development and impact to Hong Kong, the Observatory will assess the need to issue the tropical cyclone warning signal later tomorrow to Saturday,鈥 it said.
鈥淭here are uncertainties in its subsequent movement. It is more likely to turn northwards in the general direction of the vicinity of Taiwan to the coast of eastern Guangdong.鈥
The Observatory said there would be swells in the next couple of days.
鈥淢embers of the public should stay away from the shoreline, not engage in water sports, and take note of the latest weather information from the Observatory,鈥 it said.
The forecaster said the weather on Thursday would be mainly fine, except for isolated showers, adding that it would be very hot in the afternoon with light to moderate easterly winds.
With the 鈥渧ery hot weather鈥 warning currently in force, the Observatory said the public should take heed of the health and well-being of elderly people and those with chronic medical conditions.