Typhoon Season 2013

[Gruntfuttock]

The Inter-Islands ferry is probably the least rough-seaworthy of the major ferries out there, so I can see that they'd want to get it in a shelter before the wind turns to be driving off the open sea in the area around Cheung Chau.

[INXS]

Utor has tracked due north these last few hours!

[penguinsix]

T8 possible Tuesday night-- SCMP

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/a...ears-hong-kong

The Hong Kong Observatory will decide whether to raise the storm signal No 8 on Tuesday evening as Severe Typhoon Utor edges closer to South China coasts...

...“Local winds will strengthen gradually overnight and tomorrow morning,” a spokesman said. “The observatory will consider the need of issuing the gale or storm signal No 8 tonight.”...

[Gruntfuttock]

I see no announcement of any other changes on the ferry companies' websites.

Actually, the Tuen Mun-Tung Chung-Tai O ferry was suspended this afternoon from the 4pm sailing onwards. That's probably the least seaworthy of all the open water (i.e. not inner-harbour) ferries I've been on here, so I can understand that.

http://fortuneferry.com.hk/news.php (Chinese only)

[INXS]

3pm this afternoon and Sam Shing harbour was already absolutely rammed with fishing and crane boats....told me enough...

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[Trance Omega]

Trance can probably bring in the balcony furniture now.

Sent from somewhere....

Bit difficult. I am at the M6 services in Carlisle having a pee.

[richteralan]

Both Chinese and HKO observed Utor heading NWN in the last hour.

[Fiona in HKG]

Both Chinese and HKO observed Utor heading NWN in the last hour.

NNW I would think

[Dreadnought]

So landfall over Guangdong at 1700 hrs tomorrow. That looks almost close enough to Hong Kong for a T8 signal.

[richteralan]

So landfall over Guangdong at 1700 hrs tomorrow. That looks almost close enough to Hong Kong for a T8 signal.

Very high possibility for T8 tonight.