TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN (SIGNAL NO. 3)


 

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN
 
HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN ISSUED
BY THE HONG 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 2 A.M., TROPICAL STORM BARIJAT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT
260 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG (NEAR 20.8 DEGREES
NORTH 112.3 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT
ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF
LEIZHOU PENINSULA.

 

IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, BARIJAT CONTINUED TO TRACK WESTWARDS
STEADILY AND MOVE AWAY FROM HONG KONG. HOWEVER, THE STRONG
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH BARIJAT WILL STILL AFFECT THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY AT FIRST TODAY. STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NO. 3
WILL REMAIN IN FORCE FOR SOME TIME. LOCAL WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATER TODAY. THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO TAKE
NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION BEFORE LEAVING HOME
IN THE MORNING.

 

IN THE PAST HOUR, THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECORDED AT
WAGLAN ISLAND WERE 44 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WITH MAXIMUM
GUSTS 49 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.

 

(PRECAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH NO. 3 SIGNAL)
 
1. PLEASE TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW. MAKE SURE OBJECTS LIKELY TO
BE BLOWN AWAY ARE SECURELY FASTENED OR TAKEN INDOORS.
 
2. SEAS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE SWELLS, YOU ARE ADVISED TO
STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN WATER
SPORTS.
 
3. AVOID STAYING IN AREAS EXPOSED TO HIGH WINDS. DRIVERS
USING HIGHWAYS AND FLYOVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO VIOLENT
GUSTS.
 
4. LISTEN TO RADIO, WATCH TV OR BROWSE THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY'S WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THE TROPICAL CYCLONE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:45 HKT ON 13.09.2018