Bulletin issued at 23:45 HKT 02/Aug/2006

TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN

HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING ISSUED BY THEHONG KONG OBSERVATORY.

THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3 IS IN FORCE.

THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 41 TO 62

KILOMETRES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.

AT MIDNIGHT, THE CENTRE OF TYPHOON PRAPIROON WAS ESTIMATEDTO BE ABOUT 340 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG(NEAR 19.4 DEGREES NORTH 113.1 DEGREES EAST) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PERHOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF WESTERN GUANGDONG ANDHAINAN.

—I thought this might be interesting to some people as we are having to tape-up our windows after hurrying home from a meal in the local vietnamese eatery.