HKO issues Hurricane Signal No. 10

The Hong Kong Observatory hoisted the Hurricane Signal No. 10 at 2:40 a.m., indicating winds with mean speeds of 118 kilometers per hour or more are expected.

At 3 a.m., Super Typhoon Ragasa was centered about 130 kilometers south-southeast of Hong Kong near latitude 21.2 degrees north and longitude 114.6 degrees east. The storm is forecast to move west-northwest at about 22 kilometers per hour, edging closer to the Pearl River Estuary and the coast of western Guangdong.